Submission of CONTEST NO 3: TIPS TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY :@nafisatu

I extend my greetings to everyone. To begin with, its my pleasure to be part of this contest and am hoping to learn much as well as teach others what i know. Given this opportunity i'll present to you cloves. Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae ,its scientific name Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice. Cloves are available throughout the year According to different harvest seasons in different countries. Here is a clove plant

The flower buds are harvested and dried before use ,they can be used whole or ground. Both the stem and leaves of the clove plant are also medicinal

Here are dried clove flower buds..

1.Drinking clove water every morning can boost your immune system and protect you against infections and cases of flu.

2.Clove water is an excellent source of healthy vitamins and minerals that can promote your health and immunity. It is also a great source of manganese, vitamin k, vitamin c, calcium, and magnesium.
3.Cloves help in toothache(when chewed dry) and other dental-related issues.
4.Helps to Tighten your vagina and remove unwanted odours and as an antiseptic help clear Infection in the Vagina.
5.Cloves stimulate metabolism thereby help in weight loss
6.Clove leafs are used as spice for cooking garam masala (common in india)
7.Carcinogenesis revealed that cloves might
help in controlling lung cancer at its early stages and eugenol found in cloves works against cervical cancer.
8.help regulate blood sugar levels.
9.promote bone health.
10.And for people with stomach ulcers cloves help to Reduce stomach ulcers.
11.Clove oil contains the active ingredient Eugenol which has natural anti-inflammatory properties. It may reduce swelling and irritation in the affected area when you have toothache.
12.Studies conducted on mice in the past have shown that consuming cloves can boost testicular function, thereby increasing testosterone levels.
13.Used in diabetes management.
14.Clove oil Improves hair health.
15.It has also been found that cloves can work against specific bacteria that spread cholera.
Here is a recipe for clove oil..
-Using a mortar and pestle simply crush half a teaspoon of whole cloves with a tablespoon of olive oil.
-Add about 5 table spoons of olive oil and pour this into a small jar.
-Leave for a week then strain out the solids and pour the resulting homemade clove oil into a small sterilised bottle or jar and its ready for use.

Thanks to @secretbeauty for this marvelous contest.