Medically known as Syzygium aromaticum, cloves are cultivated worldwide. Although mostly used as a spice, cloves were also popular in folk medicine mostly for their analgesic and antibacterial qualities, in the Indian traditional medicine of Ayurveda and ancient Egypt.

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