The Benefits of Drinking Clove Water at Night

Dr. Eric Berg DC
27 Sept 202407:17

Summary

TLDRThis video explores the multifaceted benefits of clove water, highlighting its historical significance as a valuable spice. Cloves possess potent antiviral, antibacterial, and analgesic properties, making them effective for dental issues, muscle and joint pain, and even as a natural mosquito repellent. The video also offers recipes for clove water, which aids in liver detoxification, digestion, respiratory health, cognitive function, heart health, and immune support. It serves as a natural sedative, promoting sleep without side effects.

Takeaways

  • 💵 Cloves were historically as valuable as gold and have been used in traditional medicine for over 2,000 years.
  • 💜 They possess antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and analgesic properties, making them useful in early dentistry and minor surgeries.
  • ✂️ Clove oil can be applied topically to numb pain, especially dental pain, and has been found to be more effective than synthetic anesthetics like benzocaine.
  • 💉 It has been patented for various uses, including increasing blood flow, enhancing digestive enzymes, and as a component in mouthwashes and toothpastes.
  • 📝 Studies have shown clove oil to be effective in reducing skin inflammation, comparable to hydrocortisone, and faster in killing fungal infections than tea tree oil.
  • 💲 Clove oil can be used for muscle and joint pain, herpes simplex, and as a mosquito repellent, highlighting its versatility.
  • 💴 Drinking clove water before bed can help with sleep, detoxify the liver, aid digestion, and support respiratory health.
  • 💱 It can also improve cognitive functions like memory and concentration, and support heart health by enhancing blood circulation.
  • 💰 Clove water has immune-boosting properties due to its antimicrobial effects and can be used as a mouthwash to freshen breath.
  • 💷 To prepare clove water, boil four or five cloves in water, simmer for five minutes, cool for an hour, and consume before bedtime.
  • 💹 Adding honey can make clove water more palatable, especially for children, and it can also be used in creams or aloe gels to promote wound healing.

Q & A

  • What were cloves historically valued for?

    -Cloves were historically valued more than gold and have been used in China for over 2,000 years for certain medicines.

  • How were cloves used during the Black Plague?

    -During the Black Plague, cloves were used in masks to burn certain herbs and inhale the vapors due to their antiviral and antibacterial properties.

  • What is the traditional use of clove oil in dentistry?

    -Clove oil was used in early dentistry for its analgesic effect, similar to synthetic lidocaine, to numb the tooth problem and for minor surgeries.

  • What are the benefits of clove oil for oral health?

    -Clove oil has been found to be effective for toothaches, gingivitis, and plaque due to its anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-candida, and antiviral properties.

  • How does clove oil compare to benzocaine in dental applications?

    -Clove oil works faster, is longer lasting, and more effective for toothaches and infections than benzocaine, as it also has antimicrobial effects.

  • What is the effectiveness of clove oil compared to Hydrocortisone for skin conditions?

    -Clove oil, specifically eugenol, has been found to be equal or greater in effectiveness than Hydrocortisone in reducing swelling and redness of the skin.

  • How effective is clove oil against fungal infections?

    -Clove oil was found to be more effective than tea tree oil in killing Candida and fungus in studies on fungal infections like toenail fungus and athlete's foot.

  • What are some topical uses of clove oil besides oral health?

    -Clove oil can be used for muscle and joint pain, as a lip balm for herpes simplex, and as a mosquito repellent.

  • What are the benefits of drinking clove water before bed?

    -Drinking clove water before bed can help detoxify the liver, aid digestion, support respiratory health, improve cognitive functions, support heart health, boost the immune system, and act as a natural sedative for sleep.

  • How is clove water prepared and when should it be consumed?

    -Clove water is prepared by boiling four or five cloves in a cup of water, simmering for 5 minutes, cooling for 1 hour, and then consuming it 30 minutes before bed.

  • What are some additional uses for clove oil besides drinking clove water?

    -Clove oil can be mixed with coconut oil or olive oil to create a cream for wounds to speed up healing and act as an antiseptic.

Outlines

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🌿 Health Benefits of Clove Water

This paragraph discusses the historical significance and various medicinal uses of cloves, including their high value in trade and use in traditional Chinese medicine. Cloves were used during the Black Plague and in early dentistry for their analgesic and antibacterial properties. The speaker also mentions modern studies comparing clove oil to other treatments, such as benzocaine for tooth pain and hydrocortisone for skin inflammation, showing clove oil to be as effective or more so. The paragraph concludes with various applications of cloves, such as for toothache, muscle pain, skin conditions like herpes simplex, and as a mosquito repellent. It also introduces the concept of drinking clove water before bed for its sedative effects and potential health benefits.

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💧 Clove Water: Preparation and Health Effects

The second paragraph delves into the preparation of clove water and its health benefits. It explains how to make clove water by boiling cloves in water, simmering, and then cooling it. The speaker highlights the detoxifying effect of clove water on the liver, its ability to aid digestion, and its use for respiratory issues like bronchitis and coughs. Clove water is also noted for its potential to improve cognitive functions, support heart health, boost the immune system, and serve as a natural mouthwash. The paragraph concludes with a recipe for children involving adding honey to make the drink more palatable. Additionally, it suggests using clove water in creams for healing wounds and as an antiseptic.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Clove

Clove is a spice derived from the dried, unopened flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree. Historically, it was so valuable that it was traded for gold. In the video, cloves are highlighted for their medicinal properties, such as their use in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2000 years and during the black plague for their antiviral and antibacterial properties. They are also noted for their use in early dentistry due to their analgesic effects, similar to modern anesthetics.

💡Analgesic

Analgesic refers to a type of medication that helps relieve pain. In the context of the video, clove oil is described as having analgesic properties, which were historically used in place of modern anesthetics during minor surgeries and dental procedures. It is noted for its effectiveness in numbing nerves, particularly in cases of tooth cavities where the nerve is exposed.

💡Antimicrobial

Antimicrobial agents are substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. The video emphasizes that clove oil has antimicrobial properties, which can target bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This characteristic makes it useful for treating infections and promoting healing, as highlighted by its comparison to benzocaine, a common dental anesthetic, and its effectiveness in studies against tooth infections.

💡Eugenol

Eugenol is a naturally occurring organic compound found in cloves and is responsible for their aroma and many of their medicinal properties. In the video, eugenol is compared to hydrocortisone, a synthetic corticosteroid, in its effectiveness for reducing skin swelling and redness. This comparison underscores the potency of natural compounds found in cloves.

💡Herpes Simplex

Herpes simplex is a viral infection that causes cold sores and genital herpes. The video mentions that clove oil can be used as a natural antiviral treatment for herpes simplex, as it can be mixed with substances like beeswax or coconut oil and applied directly to the affected area, illustrating the versatility of cloves in treating viral conditions.

💡Mosquito Repellent

A mosquito repellent is a substance that deters mosquitoes from biting. The video script describes using clove oil as a natural mosquito repellent, suggesting that a few drops mixed in a spray bottle can be applied to the skin to prevent mosquito bites. This example illustrates the broad range of applications for clove oil beyond its medicinal uses.

💡Detoxify

To detoxify means to remove toxins from the body. The video discusses how drinking clove water can help detoxify the liver by stimulating enzymes that break down harmful substances. This use of cloves as a detoxifying agent is an example of how the spice is not only used for its taste but also for its health benefits.

💡Respiratory Problems

Respiratory problems refer to issues affecting the organs and tissues that facilitate breathing. The video mentions that clove water can be beneficial for conditions like bronchitis, mucus in the lungs, colds, coughs, and asthma. It is described as a natural remedy that can act similarly to antibiotics without the side effects, highlighting its potential in managing respiratory issues.

💡Cognitive Improvement

Cognitive improvement refers to the enhancement of mental functions such as memory, concentration, and focus. The video suggests that clove water may contribute to cognitive improvements, possibly due to its effects on circulation and overall health. This points to the potential of cloves to support not just physical well-being but also mental acuity.

💡Immune System

The immune system is the body's defense mechanism against pathogens and foreign invaders. The video notes that clove water has immune-boosting properties because of its antimicrobial nature, which can support a healthy immune system by fighting off harmful microbes. This underscores the multifaceted role of cloves in promoting overall health.

💡Natural Sedative

A natural sedative is a substance that helps induce sleep or calmness without the use of synthetic drugs. The video describes clove water as a natural sedative that can help with sleep, particularly when consumed before bedtime. It mentions that clove water can increase serotonin and melatonin levels, which are associated with better sleep, offering a natural alternative to sleeping medications.

Highlights

Cloves were once more valuable than gold and used for medicinal purposes for over 2,000 years, particularly in China.

Cloves were used during the Black Plague for their antiviral and antibacterial properties.

Clove oil has been used in early dentistry as a natural pain reliever and numbing agent similar to synthetic lidocaine.

Clove oil has analgesic properties with virtually no side effects, making it effective for tooth pain, muscle pain, and joint pain.

It contains antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-candida properties that help fight infections in various parts of the body.

Clove oil is more effective and longer-lasting than benzocaine, a common pain reliever used in dentistry, as proven in studies.

Research found that eugenol in clove oil is as effective as hydrocortisone in reducing swelling and redness.

Clove oil was shown to be faster and more effective than tea tree oil in killing candida and treating fungal infections like toenail fungus and athlete's foot.

Studies suggest that clove oil has longer-lasting numbing effects compared to lidocaine, as highlighted in the Journal of Pain Research.

Clove water can be consumed to help detoxify the liver, improve digestion, reduce bloating, and support respiratory health.

Clove water is beneficial for improving memory, concentration, circulation, and supporting heart health due to its antimicrobial properties.

It can be used as a natural sleep aid, increasing serotonin and melatonin without side effects.

Clove oil can also act as a natural mosquito repellent and can be safely used on skin and animals.

Clove water can be used as a mouthwash to freshen breath and break down biofilms and plaque.

Clove oil can be used topically in creams for healing wounds, providing antiseptic properties and speeding up the recovery process.

Transcripts

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the benefits of drinking clove water at

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night let's talk about this cloves at

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one time were worth more than gold this

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is what they look like you can see it in

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this little jar right here they're these

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little tiny structures a lot of people

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might have had these in like ham and

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they're sold as a spice and you have

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them already you just need to know how

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to use them and what they're good for

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they were so valuable they were

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exchanging them with gold amazing

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they've been used in China for over

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2,000 years for certain medicines they

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were also used in the black plague when

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you might have seen pictures of those

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people with those long masks and they'd

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be basically burning certain herbs and

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it would Breathe In The Vapors well one

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of the spices they use was clove because

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of its antiviral and antibacterial

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properties also in early Dentistry

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before they had certain medications that

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numbed the tooth problem they use clove

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oil I mean in fact even with minor

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surgeries they use clove oil because of

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its analgesic effect very similar to the

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synthetic lioc cane that certain

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dentists use so it's a topical and you

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can put it extra stly on your skin you

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can also put on your gums you can put it

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directly on the tooth if there's a

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cavity and the nerve is exposed it will

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help numb that nerve now the cool thing

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about this is there's virtually no side

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effects it has anti-bacterial anti-

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fungal

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anti-candida antiviral properties in

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addition to numbing the tooth or numbing

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pain it can also go after the microbes

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that are growing there whether it's a

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fungal candida bacteria or even virus

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and where I found this information was

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in certain patents on using the oil of

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clove for various things helping

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increase the bof flow as well as

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increasing digestive enzymes they patent

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a mouthwash toothpaste as well as a

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gingivitis treatment so it works on

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everything oral and then I started

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looking at medications and what

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medications that they can you know

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compare to in a similar Effectiveness or

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even work better so in this first study

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they compared clove oil to something

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called benzocaine which is a pain

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reliever that dentists use to numb the

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teeth and this was in the Journal of

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Dentistry they found that this oil from

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cloved worked faster it was longer

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lasting and more effective for tooth AES

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as well as tooth infections because it

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also had this antimicrobial effect as

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well in another study they compared

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eugenol to Hydrocortisone and they found

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the effectiveness was equal or greater

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in reducing swelling and redness of the

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skin and this study was in one of the

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inflammatory research journals the next

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study I looked at was on fungal

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infections like toenail fungus athletes

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foot and they compared tea tree oil to

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clove oil and clove oil killed candida

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and fungus faster then there was a

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comparison between clove oil and

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Lidocaine and in that study clove oil

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had longer lasting effects for numbing

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that was in the Journal of pain research

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so now let's get into how you can use

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this because you already have this in

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your pantry you just need to know how to

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use it and what conditions you can use

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this on and I'm going to give you a

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couple different recipes that you can

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make this in a SV and liquid that you

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can drink before bed but let's first

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talk about the conditions that it's good

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for now of course I already mentioned

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it's great for anything with teeth pain

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or biofilms like plaing things like that

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and of course you can even just take one

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of these cloves and then just suck on it

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or you can just take the oil from it

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with a little cotton swab and dab it on

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the tooth and the gum around the tooth

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but if you have a cavity you want to

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actually put it right into that cavity

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directly another application is for

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muscle pain okay as well as joint pain

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you're going basically just take a

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couple drops put it in a little olive

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oil or coconut oil and rub it into the

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muscle or joint you can also mix a

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couple drops in epson salts and water

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all dissolved nicely and rub that into

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the muscle as well because the epson

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salts is the Magnesium that can also

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help the muscles some people use it as a

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lip balm and you can put this on like a

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a klur which is herpes simplex you'd

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have to mix a couple drops with either

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beeswax or coconut oil and just rub it

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into the lip remember it's antiviral as

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well and herpy Simplex is a virus with

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the mosquito repellent you would put a

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couple drops in a little spray bottle

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and you would spray that on your body I

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actually use this on my cattle in the

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summer with all of these flies not

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mosquitoes and it works like a charm but

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it's not toxic all right now the

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following things I'm going to talk about

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are using clove water which I'll explain

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how to prepare that and I would drink

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this before bed it seems to work really

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good because they help relax you and

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they can help you drift off into

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wonderful sleep as well so might as well

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take it before you go to bed it's not a

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necessity but it can definitely help so

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the first thing it does is it helps to

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detoxify the liver so it's going to

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stimulate some of the enzymes to help

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break things down in the liver it's

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going to help you with digestion so if

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you have bloating indigestion gas

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consume some of this clove water maybe

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you do this after a meal when you're

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bloating and it can help reduce the

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bloating another very potent effect of

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this clove water is to use it for

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respiratory problems like bronchitis

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mucus in the lungs a cold a cough Asma

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you can consider it as like a natural

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antibiotic but without the side effects

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some people also use it for cognitive

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improvements improve the memory

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concentration the focus but this clove

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water also works with heart stuff so it

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can actually support a healthy heart as

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well especially when you get into blood

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circulation anything related to

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circulation clove water is awesome it

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also has immune properties so it can

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help support a healthy immune system

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because it's antimicrobial some people

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even use it as a mouthwash to help

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freshen their breath and I've already

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talked about the great benefits for

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biofilms and breaking down plaque and

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then of course the the last one which I

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kind of already mentioned was using this

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as a sleep aid because it's a natural

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sedative without the the negative

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effects it does not have side effects

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like sleeping medication does and

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there's also some tryptophan in there

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that will actually increase serotonin

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and help you increase melatonin so how

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do you make clove water what you do is

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you take about four or five these little

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cloves okay put them in a cup of water

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and bring it to a boil and then take it

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off boiling so it's simmering for 5

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minutes now make sure that you cover it

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while it's simmering because you don't

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want to have all these Vapors escape a

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lot of the remedy is in the vapors that

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are coming off this thing that are

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supposed to go back into the water after

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5 minutes let it cool for 1 hour what I

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like to do is put it back in the fridge

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and then what you want to do is consume

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it 30 minutes before you go to bed now

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if you're using for children it might be

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a little bitter so you might want to add

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a little bit of honey to it maybe a half

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a teaspoon dissolve raw honey into it

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and then have them drink it it's

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actually pretty delicious with honey or

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I think it's good without it if you want

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to make this into a cream just put a

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couple drops into some coconut oil or

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olive oil and use that and also if you

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have like some typee of wound that you

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want to increase the healing I would use

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aloe put a couple drops of aloe and put

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that over the wound so you can speed up

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healing and it can also act as an

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antiseptic now if you haven't seen my

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other video on clove I think you really

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enjoy it I put it up right here check it

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