Clove
Healing essence of clove Antioxidant powerhouse
Cloves are the fruit of a tree indigenous to Indonesia. In a comprehensive global analysis of over 3100 different foods published in the January 2010 edition of the Nutrition Journal, clove was found to have the highest antioxidant contents of all the foods studied! This study reflects that found in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006 where clove was originally found to be the king of antioxidant foods. In addition to their culinary uses, they have mild analgesic properties and oil of clove has long been used in dentistry as a treatment for toothache. Medicinal PropertiesTop Antioxidant FoodClove's majestic level of antioxidants is the sum of a number of different antioxidant compounds found in this spice. It is loaded with many highly effective antioxidants including procyanidin and quercetin that give this spice the distinction of having the highest antioxidant activity of all foods!There is also evidence that eugenol and eugenol acetate inhibit platelet aggregation and thus protect against heart attacks and thrombotic strokes. Spice supplementVitaSpice capsules contain clove and 20 other important medicinal spicesImportant phytonutrientsAntioxidants: β-caryophyllene, ellagic acid, eugenol, eugenol acetate, hyperoside, isoeugenol, isoquercitrin, kaempferol, methyl eugenol, myricetin, oleanolic acid, pedunculagin, procyanidin, quercetin, rhamnetinOthers: Eugenin, eugenyl acetate, syringic acid
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