Cloves Are Said To Be A Natural Antihelmintic.
Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree. The tree is an evergreen which grows to a height ranging from 10-20 m, having large oval leaves and crimson flowers in numerous groups of terminal clusters. The flower buds are at first of a pale color and gradually become green, after which they develop into a bright red, when they are ready for collecting. They are are harvested when 1.5-2 cm long, and consist of a long calyx, terminating in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals which form a small ball in the center.
They can be used in cooking either whole or in a ground form, but as they are extremely strong so use them sparingly. The spice is used throughout Europe and Asia and is smoked in a type of cigarettes locally known as kretek in Indonesia. Chinese medicine and western herbalism and dentistry where the essential oil is used as an anodyne (painkiller) for dental emergencies. They are used as a carminative, to increase hydrochloric acid in the stomach and to improve peristalsis. Are also said to be a natural antihelmintic. 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.
Cloves and ginger is a sure way to settle the stomach and stop vomiting.

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