Health benefits of cloves, laung, lavang

India's traditional Ayurvedic healers since ancient times cloves as a whole have been used to treat digestive ailments and its oil for toothache. In either form its active compound ‘eugenol’ is the main highlight which has been shown to act as an antioxidant. It has the ability to kill micro-organisms like the bacteria and help overcome cold and cough. When boiled with water and gargled, cloves are a good antibacterial mouthwash, which can help to combat bad breath and relieve a sore throat. Clove Tea is known to be one of the most common home remedy to relieve congestion. Clove oil applied on head is known to relieve headache is some people. A few drops of clove oil applied on acne may help to treat it.