Benefits of Clove ( Laung )

Cloves ( Laung )

1. Digestive Disorders:- It boosts digestive functioning. They are used in various forms of gastric irritability and dyspepsia.

2. Vomiting:- Licking the powder of fried cloves mixed with honey is effective in controlling vomiting. The anaesthetic action of clove numbs the gullet & stomach and stops vomiting.

3. Cholera:- These are very useful for treating cholera. About 5 grams of cloves are boiled in 3 litres of water until half the water has evaporated. The water taken in draughts, will check severe symptoms of the disease.

4. Asthma:- It is an effective remedy for asthma. A teaspoon of decoction prepared by boiling six cloves in 30 ml of water can be taken thrice daily as an expectorant.

5. Teeth Disorders:- The use of clove in toothache decreases pain. It also helps to decrease infection due to its antiseptic properties. Clove oil applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth, also relieves toothache.

6. Earache:- A clove fried in a teaspoon of sesame ( til ) oil and 3 to 5 drops of this warm oil put into the ear can cure earache.

7. Cough:- Chewing a clove with a crystal of common salt eases expectoration, relieves the irritation in the throat and stops cough in the pharyngitis that is the inflammation of the pharynx. 

                                                              3 to 5 drops of clove oil mixed with honey and a clove of garlic helps alleviate the painful spasmodic coughs in tuberculosis, asthma and bronchitis. It should be taken once before going to bed.

8. Stye:- Clove is one of the best remedies for styes which is an inflammation around the eyelash. A clove stub rubbed in water and then applied over the stye gives relief.