These are very good mouth fresheners. Cloves are specially good for relieving toothache.
Medicinal Properties
- Muscle Cramps:
Apply clove oil on the affected areas.
- Cholera:
Boil cloves in water. Filter and drink regularly.
- Nausea:
Chew a clove.
- Gum ailments/ Teeth ailments:
Mix powder of roasted cloves in 1 teacup lukewarm water and gargle regularly.
- Headache:
Make a smooth paste of cloves with very few drops of water and salt. Apply on the temples.
- Heaviness in head due to cough and cold:
Grind 2-3 cloves and 1/2 tsp dried ginger into a fine paste. Apply on nose and forehead.
- Toothache:
Soak cotton wool in few drops of clove oil and press on the affected tooth. You can also crush a clove and put it.
- Throat irritation due to coughing:
Chew 1-2 cloves.
- Bronchial Afflictions:
Boil 6-8 cloves in 1 cup water. Filter and drink, mixed with hone
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