Lavang/Clove

  • Expectorant /Cough – Heat a clove and chew slowly, 2-3 times a day or Take 2 gm clove powder and boil it with 125 ml of water till it reduces to 1/4th. Strain the solution and give it warm. It helps in mitigating the phlegm, diluting it and releasing it.
  • Headache and coryza – Make powder from 2 cloves and mix it with warm water to make a paste. Apply this paste on the forehead and nose bridge.
  • Bad breath: Heat a clove slightly on a pan and then put it in the mouth. Chew slowly.
  • Toothache: Put 1 drop of clove oil on a piece of cotton and then apply it over the painful tooth.
  • Pain: For relief from muscular cramps, arthritic pain or stiffness in the muscles and joints mix a few drops of clove oil with mustard oil and apply on the affected joints.

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