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| 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.
