Summary: <p>Let’s talk about the incredible health benefits of clove. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Clove is natural, and there is a lot of interesting research on using it to promote a healthy body. One of the most common ways to use clove is as a numbing agent for a toothache.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The essential oil in clove called eugenol produces many benefits. But it also contains a lot of other phytonutrients. </p> <p><br></p> <p>You can use clove oil or simply chew and swallow a piece of clove. You can also use clove oil topically on the scalp for fungus or pathogens. It may even help reduce the toxicity created as a byproduct of fungus. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Clove may help enhance the effects of an antibiotic, allowing you to use lower amounts of it. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Clove oil may also help inhibit H. pylori and improve peptic ulcers, gastritis, indigestion, gas, and bloating. </p> <p> </p> <p>A certain phytonutrient in clove is an MAO inhibitor. MAO inhibitors are used as antidepressants. Clove even has anti-inflammatory effects, and data shows it has anticancer properties. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Clove is relatively safe, but consuming too much clove oil could create a toxic effect. You should avoid clove if you are allergic to it or are pregnant or lactating. </p>
