What are the effects of traditional Chinese medicine cloves

Many people know about lilac flowers, but they don’t know about the medicinal herb clove. In addition to lilac flowers, there is also a medicinal herb called clove in traditional Chinese medicine, and its medicinal value is very high. Generally speaking, the clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine clove is very extensive, and it has many benefits to human health. Patients with stomach problems can also eat cloves, which have certain health-preserving effects. In addition to this, what other effects and functions of traditional Chinese medicine clove?

1. Anti-gastric ulcer

Clove can inhibit the formation of experimental gastric ulcers in rats. Clove volatile oil and eugenol can significantly increase gastric mucus secretion without increasing acidity. Moreover, such nutrients have certain benefits in anti-ulcer, so they are very effective in protecting the gastrointestinal tract.

2. Anti-diarrhea

Clove water extract and eugenol can antagonize the large intestine diarrhea and intestinal effusion caused by senna or castor oil. Therefore, the Chinese medicinal herb clove has the effect of preventing diarrhea and is beneficial in relieving gastrointestinal discomfort.

3. Antibacterial test

This product has inhibitory effects on both Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clove oil and eugenol have strong inhibitory effects on Brucella and avian tuberculosis in test tubes, and have significant inhibitory effects on common pathogenic skin fungi. Clove oil and eugenol are non-irritating to the skin and are well absorbed.

4. Clinical Application

Add 70% alcohol to 100 ml of 16 grams of cloves and soak for 48 hours before removing the residue. Apply the medicine to the affected area three times a day and observe 31 patients with tinea corporis and tinea pedis with a history of more than 2 years. Generally, the symptoms disappear after 1 day of treatment, and dandruff begins to fall off after 2 days. For patients with a long history of illness or who have been treated with other tinea medicines but have not been able to control the disease, the symptoms will begin to subside 2 to 3 days after treatment, and can usually be cured after 3 to 5 days. However, about 20% of cases still have recurring attacks after being cured.