Health Benefits Of Pepre (Cloves)

Pepre is a spice. Moreover, this spice is well used and loved.

Cloves have a sweet pungent aromatic smell. Furthermore, it is used in cooking, baking and drinks/juices.

Also, in Ghanaian homes, cloves are used in soups such as palm nut soup, lightsoup and stews.

Furthermore, if you love the aromatic smell, it can be used for sweet and spicy savouries such as kelewele, drinks such as sobolo and ginger drinks.

However, apart from its uses, it has a lot of health benefits.

Cloves can be used as a painkiller medicine. It reduces headaches
Pepre aids in digestion.
It helps fight against cancer,
Eating it helps protect the liver
It boosts the immune system,
It’s anti-inflammatory
It has anti-microbial properties
Cloves are also good for reducing flatulence, gastric irritability, dyspepsia, and nausea. They can be roasted, powdered, and taken with honey for relief in digestive disorders.

Another benefit is to place the cloves in rice to ward off weevils.

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