Health benefits of cloves to the body
If you have ulcer, toothache or diabetes, include cloves in your diet. If you don’t have any of these conditions, still consider including cloves. Repost and read on
Before going to the benefits, I found it amazing that clove is called kànáfùrù in Yorùbá, Kananfari in Hausa and Kanafura in Dangbali (Ghana). How did we all agree with to call it similar names? Anyways, let’s move on.
One of the best ways to use cloves is to grind it and add to your spices. They’ll actually add special taste to your meals. You can also sprinkle the powder in tea or pap. You can cook the whole cloves and drink its tea. You can also just swallow the powder with water. Let’s now look at the health benefits
Health benefits of cloves to the body
1. ULCER
Some days ago, I wrote about how our stomach produce acid for digestion and how mucus layer protects that stomach lining from ulcer. Now, most ulcer are cause by thinning of this mucus layer. Some studies have shown that eating cloves in large amounts can thicken this mucus, which will in turn lower your your risk of getting ulcers help in healing ulcer if you already have.
2. DIABETES
If you’re diabetic, eugenol in cloves can help lower your blood glucose to safe levels. In the same vein, you should be careful of taking too much so that the blood sugar will not be reduced too much. Hypoglycemia, which is when blood sugar is tii low, is as dangerous. So, you want to be moderate.
3. TOOTH ACHE
I learnt this while staying in the North before reading about its medical proof. If you have tooth ache, crush cloves and grind it to paste. Apply to the tooth. You should feel relieved in minutes. Eugenol in clove is a natural anesthetic (numbing agent) and it’s the one responsible here. You may get clove oil for faster results.
They’re also rich in antioxidants and so, they’ll help mop up free radicals and and help prevent/reduce inflammation. Some studies also claim that they can help liver function when consumed moderately.
Finally, these are just some of the few health benefits of cloves and they’re cheap compared to many drugs. APPLY MODERATION in its use and share this for others who may need it.
Tainkyu 😊
Arojinle
