What vitamins are found in the spice of cloves! – sitilina
What vitamins are found in the spice of cloves!

What vitamins are found in the spice of cloves!

Almost every home kitchen has a jar of cloves-a spice with a burning aroma and a memorable taste. Anyone who has ever tried dishes with this exotic seasoning will not confuse this spice with any other spicy food additive. Cloves have taken root in many national cuisines of the world, but in addition to outstanding aromatic and taste qualities, it also has a whole set of healing effects.

The medicinal properties of the buds of the clove tree were known in ancient times, so the spice was actively used in those days as a universal medicine for almost all diseases. Spice is a mandatory component of many perfume compositions, it is used in the cosmetology industry. Experienced housewives also use the possibilities of buds with a specific aroma to solve some household problems.

In short, the scope of application of cloves is so large that it will be useful to know about its features for rational people who have ranked themselves as fans of natural food and treatment methods.

External characteristics

The clove tree is distinguished by its branching, for which it is considered by many to be a shrubby plant.

In height, it reaches up to 12 m, and during the flowering period it is densely covered with very small flowers of a purple-red hue, which are collected in inflorescences in the form of a half-umbrella.

The leaves of the clove tree are dark green, leathery. They have the shape of an ellipse.

When flowering takes place, fruits appear, which from a botanical point of view are a false berry.

Composition and caloric content

Dried spicy buds of the clove tree have a very rich composition. And in terms of the content of vitamin supplements, this spice is able to compete with the most modern pharmacy complexes. Therefore, even a minimal portion of seasoning in a dish will bring great benefits to the human body.

Composition

The composition of cloves includes the following components:

essential oil-has a wide spectrum of action: normalizes neuropsychic processes, improves memory, restores strength, - increases appetite, treats respiratory diseases, etc.;
- tannins-tone up, strengthen the immune defense;
flavonoids-help to cope with rapid fatigue and weakness, fight the fragility of capillaries, inflammatory diseases of the stomach and intestines;
- sterols-have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory effect;
- fiber-cleanses the body of harmful substances;
- proteins-increase the body's defenses, improve metabolic processes;
- vitamins, C, A, E, B, trace elements, etc.

In cosmetology
Garden cloves have antiseptic, tonic, bactericidal, wound healing, antioxidant, anti-aging agent. It is added to masks, products for the care of the problem skin of the face and body:

for oily skin;
for acne;
with fading skin, the appearance of facial wrinkles, "crow's feet" , etc.;
with skin that loses elasticity and moisture.