Showing posts with label clove oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clove oil. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2012

Health Benefits of Cloves: Antioxidant

There are several health benefits of cloves. They are very good antioxidants. They aid digestion and help to get rid of bad breath.
  
Cloves are dried flower buds from the clove tree. Clove bud is pink in color. It turns brown when it dries. Zanzibar is the world’s largest producer of cloves. Clove is also cultivated in other countries like Indonesia, India, West Indies and Madagascar. Cloves have been used for thousands of years in India and China for its medicinal properties and health benefits. Clove is used as a spice in several cuisines across the world. It gives a special flavor to food. It has excellent medicinal and nutritional value.
     
   Cloves
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Nutrition Cloves

Cloves are rich in proteins, carbohydrates, potassium, sodium, calcium, manganese, phosphorous and hydrochloric acid. They also contain dietary fiber and omega 3 fatty acids.

Cloves for Teeth

Clove contains eugenol which has very good analgesic properties. They are very good for the teeth and can get rid of toothache. Hold a cotton ball dipped in clove oil to the gums below the affected tooth. It helps to relieve toothache. It also has antibacterial properties. It is used in the manufacture of dental creams, mouthwashes and mouth sprays.

Antispasmodic and Antiseptic Properties

Due to its antiseptic properties clove oil is used to treat cuts, burns, wounds, fungal infections and bruises. It has to be diluted as it can cause skin irritation. It can be applied topically to relieve muscle pain and spasms.


 Digestion Cloves

Cloves are an excellent remedy for indigestion. They can also help to relieve symptoms nausea, diarrhea, gastric irritability and vomiting.


Cloves Antioxidant Properties


Cloves are very good antioxidants and have the highest antioxidant capability compared to any other food. This helps to protect you against several degenerative diseases. Clove provides a boost to the immune system and helps to provide immunity against of a variety of diseases


Aromatherapy


Clove oil is used by aroma therapists to treat arthritis and rheumatism. It can help to relieve asthma, colds, cough, bronchitis and sinusitis.


Clove Tea


Add a four freshly ground cloves with tea leaves to half a liter of water and boil it. Let it steep for about 20 minutes. Strain it with a fine mesh strainer. You can drink the tea plain. You can also add milk and sugar for taste. Drink clove tea twice a day to get its wonderful health benefits.


Clove for Bad Breath


Clove has a fresh spicy smell and is an excellent mouth freshener. Keep a few cloves in the pocket and put it in the mouth and chew whenever you want to.It masks bad breath effectively.Clove oil is used in the manufacture of perfumes. Mixed with salt and milk it is used as a remedy for headaches. Eugenol helps to control blood glucose levels. It also helps to prevent blood clots.These are some of the health benefits of cloves.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Natural Remedies for Toothache Pain

Toothache is very common and at times quite difficult to bear. Millions of people suffer from toothache sometime or the other in their life. The major reason for toothache is the cavities in the teeth or gum disease. The sugars in the food we eat are converted to acid by the bacteria in the mouth. This destroys the enamel and dentin on the teeth. Then a cavity is formed which exposes the pulp containing nerve endings and blood vessels inside the teeth. This results in pain when you consume hot or cold food. It is necessary to take proper care of the teeth from an early age. Toothache could be due a variety of other reasons also. Cracked teeth and diseases of the heart like angina can also result in toothache. A variety of natural remedies exist for toothache pain.


An age old but effective remedy for toothache is clove oil. Take some clove oil and apply to the affected teeth by a cotton swab. It relieves the pain immediately.

Grind guava leaves into a paste and apply it to the teeth. This is an effective remedy.

If you have excruciating pain and want immediate relief apply an ice pack on the cheek. This has a numbing effect and relieves the pain immediately.

Mix mustard oil and turmeric and make it into a paste. Apply it to the affected teeth.

Take a mouthful of salt water and gargle thoroughly. Repeat it several times.

Grind garlic and make a paste adding rock salt.  Apply it to the affected teeth. Garlic is an excellent antiseptic. It will help to heal the infection.

Mix asafetida and lime juice. Apply it to the affected teeth by a cotton swab. It will help to relieve toothache.

Vanilla extract will help to numb the affected teeth and relieve the pain. Vanilla extract contains eugenol which has antiseptic and pain relieving properties.

Ginger has excellent anti-bacterial properties. A slice of ginger can provide immediate relief if it is pressed to the affected teeth.

Almond oil is also very useful in relieving toothache.

Grind cayenne pepper adding some water. Apply the paste to the affected teeth.

Black tea contains tannic acid. This is an astringent and helps to relieve the pain. Dip the tea bag in hot water and hold it to the affected teeth.

These are some of the natural remedies toothache pain. If it persists consult a dentist.