Clove, a spice with rich history and various uses, is derived from the sun-dried flower buds of clove, making them brown and hard with a spicy and pungent flavor. With more than 2,000 years of use in Asia for medicinal and culinary purposes, cloves have gained popularity in Europe in the Middle Ages, even rivalling pepper in terms of fame.
It is interesting to note that 95 per cent of the world’s clove production is devoted to the manufacture of Indonesian cigarettes, despite its widespread culinary use. The fragility of the cloves and the practice of harvesting its buds before the emergence of the petals, which usually begins in the eighth year of the tree, contribute to this unique situation.
Clove nails are known for their various health benefits:
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