cloves is a spice that has an anise-like flavor. Spices are widely used in the cuisine of Asian countries. Clove flower is one of the traditional Chinese herbs ngo hiong consisting of five types of spices.
The name of the clove in Chinese is ba jiao or bat gok which has the meaning of "eight horns", according to the shape which has eight petals. Clove flowers have a distinctive strong odor.

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From its origin in China, this spice began to be introduced in Europe in the early 17th century and since then began to gain popularity.
The resulting oil is made into ingredients in the beverage. Clove interest is actually not a flower, it is a fruit produced by a kind of small tree.

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The height of the tree can reach 8 meters. He has a beautiful yellow flowers. Clove flowers breed through seeds. The fruit is picked before ripe and dried with the help of sunlight.

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USABILITY

cloves are made into spices to be flavored for food, just like cinnamon bark and clove flower. Cloves are also widely used in spicy Indian cuisine such as curry. Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia also wear a lot of clove flower for food seasoning. In Indonesia, this spice is used in some areas that have typical sharp spicy cuisine. For example, Aceh curry,Java cuisine, and Bali.

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In addition to menyedapkan cuisine, cloves also have health benefits. This spice is good for overcoming digestive disorders and has a diuretic function or urinary tract. It is also used for traditional medicine in Asia,for example for joint pain.

cloves are also often used for traditional beverages such as herbal medicine and mixed tea, among which is a typical Thai tea drink which is a mixture of black tea

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Tea from clove flower can also be used as cough medicine. The oil can also reduce the symptoms of nausea for pregnant women. The content of shikimic acid (shikimic acid) in clove flower makes this herb is used as the main ingredient of the bird flu drug maker, Tamiflu. This causes the stock had disappeared from the market and the price soared

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MAY BE USEFUL

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