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Broad Benefits
Posted by Dr Vyas (India) on 09/15/2017 2 posts
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Clove is a wonderful spice, in india we use in daily cooking.
Simply suck on a clove the whole day, do not take more than 2 / day
1. it checks bad breath
2. keeps gum and teeth problems at bay due to the presence of anti bacterial volatile oil.
3. prevents decaying of tooth
4. one of the best remedy for recurrent rhinitis ( running nose)
5. improves the digestion, boost up metabolism, improves appetite
6. clove oil is an instant pain reliever for tooth decay.
7. u can use drop of clove oil in ur morning toothpaste to improve oral hygiene
Just one clove a day keeps ur digestive issues away.
Antioxidant Properties
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 04/17/2015
For 20 years, we have been using essential oils from a variety of sources. I would agree that there can be some quality differences among companies. And, I would not be surprised if there are oils out there that are adulterated. And yet, oils I buy at the health food store seem to work quite well for the purposes for which I need them. I have also found excellent quality oils (Organic Frankincense for example) from a couple of different online companies with stellar reputations, when I feel I need a very high quality oil. And the Frankincense from those companies in particular has been very effective for my needs. I was able to get it for about $40 an ounce.
The only places I have seen the super expensive Frankincense, for example, is through multi-level marketing companies. Part of their expense is going to be coming from being that kind of company. Yes, if Frankincense has to be transported from country to country I could see it being expensive, but I did note today that one company I trust gets their Frankincense in the USA.
Just my experience and 2 cents.
~Mama to Many~
Antioxidant Properties
Posted by Sam (Miami) on 04/16/2015
This is a good question and I will write more about it sometime later, but keep in mind that pure therapeutic grade essential oils are very expensive. The vast majority of essential oils, over 95% do not fulfill therapeutic standard.
An example. When you see a bottle labeled as frankincense oil for $10-20 for a full ounce, you can be sure it has been diluted because you can't gather the resins from the Arabian or Somalian deserts, transport them to France or England to be distilled, and then import them to North America for that price and maintain quality and purity. Pure, unadulterated frankincense should cost around $140 per ounce.
Antioxidant Properties
Posted by Avielle ( Santa Clara, Ca) on 04/14/2015
Any suggestions on how we can use clove oil to improve general health and well being? How often can one use such a powerful substance?
Antioxidant Properties
Posted by Sam ( Miami, FL) on 04/14/2015
ORAC, oxygen radical absorbance capacity measures the antioxidant potential of various foods and substances. ORAC of clove oil is 1,078,700 (carrots-210, blueberries-2,400). Two drops of essential oil of clove taken orally have the antioxidant power of 5 pounds of carrots or 1.3 cups of blueberries. A single drop of essential oil contains 40 quintillion molecules and is enough to cover every cell in your body with 40,000 molecules. Clove oil is being used as dental anesthetic for 500 years. Clove oils is the strongest antiviral , antibacterial, antifungal, and many other anti... Always read rules for safety with essential oils. You can find in on page 486 of the book "the chemistry of essential oils made simple". Google allows you to read selected pages of the book. If you are concerned about allergy, pure distillied essential oils never cause allegedly, but you need to know about certain things. Not oils are distilled. Pages 451-466 devoted to explanation about allergy and oils...
Tooth Pain
Posted by Cj (Longview,, Texas) on 08/11/2010
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After returning from foreign travel, our family needed relief from traveler's diarrhea. We ground whole cloves in a coffee grinder and put them in capsules. We took a capsule with every meal for a few days. This fixed us right up. I have read that fresh ground cloves kill parasite eggs. Well, there is no denying that we are better and hopefully over the ailment.
Tooth Pain
Posted by Tina (Bowling Green, Ohio, Usa) on 04/28/2010
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Had to put clove powder on a cavity that was really hurting last night. Took an hour to work but finally made the pain disappear.
Tooth Pain
Posted by Lera (St Petersburg, Fl) on 02/11/2010
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After doing research on cloves, I too discovered how good they are for toothache and sore throats...I also discovered they are very high in antioxidants... even better than berries like acai and guava... so using them as a breathe freshener also will keep your antioxidants high!
Tooth Pain
Posted by Bosco (Beaver Falls, Pa) on 09/08/2009
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Clove Oil helped my aching tooth. It was a friday night when my tooth started to ache (go figure, and on labor day weekend so no dentist available for 3-4 days, always my luck). I spent labor day with an ice pack on my jaw and cheek all day. I used anbesol so many times i began to like the flavor. I had to figure something out because the next day I had to open my store and run my business and had to sleep. So I saw this about clove oil. I tried a couple drops of pure clove oil on a gauze pad and held it between my teeth. As soon as it became saturated, it was unbearable and I had to spit it out. At that point the pain went from 7 to 10 (on a scale of 1-10). When I finally got my jaw frozen again, I decided to try again. This time I mixed 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 2-3 drops of clove oil in a small dish and dunked a gauze pad in. It tasted much better that way. I held it between my teeth for as long as I could before the pressure was causing more pain than the tooth was. Needless to say, the pain went away completely for the next 4 hours. To be sure I didnt wake up in the middle of the night with massive pain again, I dunked another piece of gauze in and held it for about 10 minutes. The nextg morning I woke up with no pain. Didnt need more until about noon. Great Remedy
Tooth Pain
Posted by Danielle (Brisbane, Australia) on 08/15/2009
i wish i had found this site earlier! i had an abscess under my tooth, my face was swalloen up like a balloon. it hurt like heck. went to the doctor numerous times, after about the third visit i was told to go to the ER. after waiting for over 5 hours, i was given some tablets and told to go to the dentist in the morning. i went to the dentist and they just ripped my tooth out. didnt drain it or anything like i thought they would. it hurt :-(
Tooth Pain
Posted by Suzy (Medford, Oregon) on 06/16/2009
I want to know if the clove remedy cleared up the infection? Or did you have to do something else to get infection gone? Having tooth issue right now and I need to know....
Clove Reader Feedback
Posted by TS (Rajah) (Wimbledon, UK) on 02/17/2008
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Chewing cardamon or clove works quite effectively for bad breath.
Clove Reader Feedback
Posted by Brenda (San Diego, Ca)
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For No-see-ums in the ears, be sure to dilute a concentrated solution of oil of cloves, since it will cause your skin to peel. Start out with a very small diluted amount and work up a little at a time until no-see-ums are gone.
Tooth Pain
Posted by Anon (NYC) on 05/04/2006
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Fill the tooth with clove powder. Works better than anything.
Tooth Pain
Posted by Kelly (Miramar, FL) on 11/19/2006
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Powdered clove cured my tooth ache. Thank the Divine; this worked IMMEDIATELY!
Tooth Pain
Posted by Kathy (Canonsburg, PA) on 11/20/2006
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Oil of cloves and peroxide for Abscess tooth cured my abscess overnight. Because I have no dental insurance I decided to look on the internet for natural cures for an abscess. My cheek was so swollen for a couple days I looked like a 'chipmunk". It was swollen inside my mouth to the size of a dime and I got no relief. Yesterday (Sunday) I alternated between the peroxide and oil of cloves and today it is gone. I can't believe it. I could hardly eat or talk yesterday. Thank you thank you for your valuable website.
Tooth Pain
Posted by Barbara (Surgoinsville, TN) on 01/17/2007
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My daughter was told to chew a clove of garlic and her tooth ache and the swelling would go away in 5mins. she said it was gone.
Clove Reader Feedback
Posted by Donnie (War-Town, GA) on 01/24/2007
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Tried the whole cloves, only took a few minutes, and seems to be working great!
Tooth Pain
Posted by Sue (Ottowa, Canada) on 03/26/2007
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Cloves are nothing short of a miracle. I'd been in severe pain with an abscess and not even the most potent painkillers, antibiotics or extra strength oragel were helping. I read about clove oil on the internet and went to the local health food store to find some. They didn't carry it and neither did the drug store, so I bought powdered cloves and emptied the contents of a teabag and put the clove powder in. Within 5 minutes I was PAIN FREE for hours. I actually got some sleep! This is an unbelievable remedy and I only wish it were taken more seriously. No one with a toothache needs to use anything but cloves!
Tooth Pain
Posted by Jennifer (Seattle, WA) on 06/04/2007
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WOW! is all I can say. I was in such severe pain from an exposed tooth nerve that I thought I was going to go to the E.R. Then I tried cloves and my goodness the pain was gone in 2 minutes. Thank you for this web site- It is now on my favorites list.!!!!!
Tooth Pain
Posted by Helen (Merrill, Wisconsin) on 08/22/2007
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Ok after reading all the posts here, I ran to the grocery store and bought cloves, garlic, grapeseed oil (the store didn't have coconut oil) and tumeric. I put powdered cloves on my abscess for the pain. Pain is instantly gone. I will apply the garlic, oil, and tumeric later and let you know how that works!
Tooth Pain
Posted by Geena (Christchurch, New Zealand ) on 08/24/2007
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I was in agony with an infected tooth and even codeine and anti-inflammatories didn't seem to much ease the pain. Then I tried 100% clove oil. WOW is all I can say! The pain went in just seconds. It was truly amazing. Thank you so much and for this great site.
Tooth Pain
Posted by Jamie (Mesa, Arizona) on 01/10/2008
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Pertaining to clove powder, it is incredible. The tooth pain is gone but unfortunately, the abscess is still hurting but I just may be able to sleep today.
