Clove
This ingredient can be found in: Pop A Purple | Pop A Green
Cloves are the dried flower buds of a tree native to Indonesia. Besides its long history as a culinary spice, cloves have traditionally been used for digestive disorders, such as diarrhea and intestinal parasites. Cloves can also inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms, such as Candida albicans, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella enterides and Escherichia coli. Its antiseptic and antibiotic properties make it useful in mouthwash and toothpaste.
Cloves have traditionally been used to support digestion and to reduce abdominal pain. It is believed to reduce gastric transit time (the time it takes to empty the stomach) and help prevent ulcers.
Eugenol, a component of clove, has pain-relieving properties, and has been used in dentistry as an analgesic, as dental cement, filler, and restorative material. It is used as an analgesic (painkiller) to treat toothaches and dry socket (postextraction alveolitis) Homemade clove gel may be as effective as 20% benzocaine. Clove oil is also used as a local antiseptic. It exhibits antiviral and antifungal properties. In addition, cloves have been used to treat topical ringworm infections.
References
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- Lans C, Turner N, Khan T, Brauer G, Boepple W. Ethnoveterinary medicines used for ruminants in British Columbia, Canada. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2007 Feb 26;3:11. View Source
- Medline Plus. Clove (Eugenia aromatica) and Clove oil (Eugenol). 2008. View Source
- Taguchi Y, Ishibashi H, Takizawa T, Inoue S, Yamaguchi H, Abe S. Protection of oral or intestinal candidiasis in mice by oral or intragastric administration of herbal food, clove (Syzygium aromaticum). Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi. 2005;46(1):27-33. View Source




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