Carnation

Caryophyllus aromaticus L.

Botanist Edward Rumpf, who lived in the 17th century, argued that the clove tree is “the most beautiful, the most elegant and the most precious of all known trees.” The delicate fragrance of cloves was appreciated in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. This plant reached the height of its popularity in the Middle Ages. The Benedictine abbess Hildegard de Bingen, widely known as a herbalist, began to use clove buds as a medicine in the 12th century. She suggested using cloves to treat headaches and dropsy and deafness. History has preserved for us evidence that in medieval Europe, cloves were almost the only means that allowed one to avoid death during a plague epidemic. Modern scientific research has shown that cloves and especially clove oil are a very powerful antiseptic. In the 16th century, Ambroise Paré accidentally discovered that cloves were a good analgesic for toothache. Avicenna called cloves a wonderful remedy for the heart. Odo of Mena noted:

When drunk, it strengthens the stomach and liver, and helps all internal organs, almost without exception. It ignites love if, weighing a drachma, ground, it is then drunk with cow's milk and fresh; Drinking frequently, it strengthens memory and strength in the brain.

Due to its high price, this remedy was rarely used in folk medicine. In places where the clove tree grew, local residents used its fruits not only as a seasoning, but also for disinfecting the oral cavity and treating purulent wounds.

Medicinal properties

1. Used in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, colds, tuberculosis, sinusitis.
   1. Prevents infections of the gastrointestinal tract, improves digestion, stimulates appetite, eliminates colic, nausea, and vomiting. Used for bloating, food poisoning, diarrhea, and against intestinal parasites.
      1. Relieves hiccups.
         1. Normalizes the volume of menstrual flow, increases the tone of the uterus.
            1. Increases blood pressure.
               1. Strengthens the immune system.
                  1. Pain reliever for neuralgia, arthritis, rheumatism.
                     1. Has a warming effect.
                        1. Effective for inflammation of the skin, scabies, infected wounds, and long-term non-healing ulcers.
                           1. Preventive agent for infectious diseases.
                              1. Eliminates inflammatory processes in the oral cavity (periodontal disease, pulpitis), dental neuralgia.
                                 1. Helps to relax after physical fatigue, relieves muscle cramps. Eliminates mental fatigue, activates memory.
                                    1. Slows down the aging process, as it well regulates the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the body.
                                       1. Repels moths and blood-sucking insects.

Dosage

Externally: 4-5 k. per 10 ml of vegetable oil.

Internally: 2 k. at 1 h. l. Teddy bear.

Baths: 4-5 k.

Applications: 1-3 k pure oil.

Enrichment of cosmetics: 1-2 k. per 10 g of base.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance. It is not recommended for use by pregnant women, children under 14 years of age, people with increased nervous excitability, or hypertension.

Note. Intensive oil, avoid overdose.