Medicinal uses of Clove

Medicinal uses of Clove:

1. It is carminative, antiseptic and dental analegic.
2. It is used as ocal anesthetic and rubefacient.
3. It increases the blood circulation.
4. It promotes digestion of fatty and crude food.
5. It relieves gastric and intestinal pains.
6. It is stomachic and antipasmodic.
7. It is used to relieve colic, indigestion and ommiting.
8. It is used to relieve flatulence and to increase the flow of saliva.

Other uses:
1. It used in dental preparation and mouth washes.
2. Clove used as spice and condiments.
3. Clove oil  is used in perfurmary.
4. It is widely used  as flavouring agent.
5. Clove oil is used in manufacturing of vanillin.
6. Clove oil used in toilet solutions, soaps of oriental and spicy odor.
7. Clove used in baked cakes, confectionery, chocolate, puddings, deserts, sweets, and syrups.
8. Clove is used for flavoring curries, gravies, pickles, ketchup and sauces , spice mixtures and pickling spice.
9. Clove is used  in the preparation of a special brand of cigarette for smoking.

Common product :
1. Clove bud oil
2. Clove stem oil
3. Clove leaf oil

Botanical name : Eugenia caryophyllus spreng

Common name  : Lavang

Medicinal uses of Ginger

Medicinal uses of Ginger:

1. Ginger is used as carminative and stimulant.
2. It is stomachic and effective in correcting the sickness of the gastrointestinal tracts.
3. Ginger powder is more effective in antiemitic ( for controlling omitting )
4. Ginger oil is used in mouth washes.
5. Fresh and young rhizomes are used in the preparation of syrup, which is used in common cold.
6. Ginger is commonly used in the preparation of condiments.
7. Trikaut is mainly used as carminative.
8. The oil of ginger used as perfumery.
9. Samasarkara churana used in cough and common cold.

Common products :
Ginger is a common household crude drug. It is used as spice, various products of ginger are available in the market e.g.
I) Sunti : It is dried, bleched rhizome, with calcium salt.
II) Ginger powder : It is used as spice.
III) Ginger oil : It is used  as flavoring agent.
IV) Ginger candy : It is prepared from green or fresh ginger.

Alcoholic Beverages:
A number of alcoholic beverages are prepared from ginger , such as ginger brandy, ginger wine , ginger beer, etc.

Ayurveduc products:
I) Ale pak
II) Ginger tincture
III) Trikaut
IV) Samasarkara churna

Botanical name : Zingiber officinalis Roscoe
Common name : Ginger , Ale, Adrak