Product Description

Commodity: Madgascar Cloves

Specs:

Origin: Madgascar

Specs: quality: CG3
8% of moinsture
2% of baby cloves max
1% of foreign matter max
1% max of addmixture

Medicinal and nostrums
Cloves are used in medicine, , and western and , where the essential oil is used as an (painkiller) for dental emergencies. Cloves are used as a , to increase hydrochloric acid in the stomach and to improve . Cloves are also said to be a natural . The essential oil is used in aromatherapy when stimulation and warming are needed, especially for digestive problems. Topical application over the stomach or abdomen are said to warm the digestive tract. The use of a clove in toothache is also said to decrease pain. It also helps to decrease infection in the teeth due to its antiseptic properties. Clove oil, applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth, also relieves toothache.

In Chinese medicine cloves or ding xiang are considered acrid, warm and aromatic, entering the , and , and are notable in their ability to warm the middle, direct stomach downward, to treat and to fortify the kidney . Because the herb is so warming it is contraindicated in any persons with fire symptoms and according to classical sources should not be used for anything except cold from yang deficiency. As such it is used in formulas for impotence or clear vaginal discharge from yang deficiency, for morning sickness together with and , or for vomiting and diarrhea due to spleen and stomach coldness. This would translate to . Clove oil is used in various skin disorders like acne, pimples etc. It is also used in severe burns, skin irritations and to reduce the sensitiveness of skin.

Cloves may be used internally as a tea and topically as an oil for hypotonic muscles, including for multiple sclerosis. this is also found in Tibetan medicine. Some recommend avoiding more than occasional use of cloves internally in the presence of inflammation such as is found in acute flares of autoimmune diseases.

In West Africa, the Yorubas use cloves infused in water as a treatment for stomach upsets, vomiting and diarrhea. The infusion is called Ogun Jedi-jedi.

Western studies have supported the use of cloves and clove oil for dental pain. However, studies to determine its effectiveness for fever reduction, as a mosquito repellent and to prevent premature ejaculation have been inconclusive. Clove may reduce blood sugar levels.