Clove: Syzygium aromaticum

Origin: Indonesia & India

Parts used: dried flower bud

This spice-flavored strong and pungent looks like a small nail. Its antiseptic and anesthetic properties have been known for a long time. In the kitchen, it used in gingerbread, curries and sometimes medicines.

Clove is also part of spice blends very known:

Nature: Warm, very aromatic

Taste: Spicy

Tropism: Stomach, spleen, kidney

Energy properties

Warms the stomach, strengthens the Kidney Yang, Lowers the lift of the stomach, antiseptic, and soothes toothache, Effective against bad breath.

Warning, the following (except dental pain) are only valid if you're in the presence of signs of marked cold. Belching, hiccups, nausea, vomiting,

Stomach pain (due to cold syndrome Stomach), Diarrhea (such as cold with weak spleen and kidney), Low back pain by vacuum Kidney Yang, Toothache, bad breath

Uses culinary

In the kitchen, clove is used as a condiment in certain dishes (such as stew, dive into an onion, for example). It flavors stews, marinades, short stocks, Stews and meats etc

In beverages, we can appreciate in some herbal teas and teas (like the famous spiced tea ) and hot wine.

Mixtures of spices

Combining several spices like cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, turmeric can, in addition to its use in food, to enhance the properties stimulating, digestive, and carminative.