Product Information:
Name: Cloves Ground Powder
Scientific name: Syzygium Aromaticum
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Comores
Expiration Date: Provided on the bag
Description:
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum.
They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice.
Cloves are available throughout the year owing to different harvest seasons in different countries.
They are used in the cuisine of Asian, African, Mediterranean, and the Near and Middle East countries.
Cloves adds a spicy taste to both sweet and savoury dishes.
In Mexican cuisine, cloves are best known as clavos de olor, and often accompany cumin and cinnamon.
They are also used in Peruvian cuisine, in a wide variety of dishes such as carapulcra and arroz con leche.
Long-used in traditional medicine, there is evidence that clove oil containing eugenol is effective for toothache pain and other types of pain.
The essential oil, which is used as an anodyne (analgesic) mainly for dental emergencies and other disorders.
The essential oil is also used in aromatherapy.