Clove - Eugenia caryophyllus-lavang, lavungam - Graambu

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Clove

Eugenia caryophyllussyn: E. caryophyllata, E . aromatica,Caryophyllus

aromaticus, Syzgium aromaticumFam: Myrtaceae

Indian Name : lao(o)ng, laung lavang, lavungam

The word ‘clove’ is from the Latin word for ‘nail’ – clavus. The clove is native

to the North Moluccas, the Spice Islands of Indonesia. It is cultivated in

Brazil, the West Indies, Mauritius, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Zanzibar and

Pemba. The Chinese wrote of cloves as early as 400 BC. and there is a record

from 200 BC of courtiers keeping cloves in their mouths to avoid offending the

emperor while addressing him. Arab traders delivered cloves to the Romans.

Spice DescriptionCloves are the immature unopened flower buds of a tropical

tree. When fresh, they are pink, dried, they turn to a rust-brown colour.

Measuring 12-16 mm (1/2”-5/8”) long, they resemble small nails, with a tapered

stem. The large end of the clove is the four-pointed flower bud.Bouquet: Warm,

pungent and aromaticFlavour: Sweetly pungent, astringent and strongly aromatic

 

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Jenson Abraham" abrahamjenson wrote:

 

Dear All, in the given list, instruction nr. 10..

If a small clove is swallowed as medicine regularly, early in the morning, it

gives vitality and virility and rejuvenates the intestines.

What clove is being referred to here??