Cloves: Testosterone Booster, Aphrodisiac, Antioxidant King & Improves Tooth Health

Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) are great for men, mainly because a small amount of cloves can increase testosterone – which is why cloves work as an aphrodisiac for both men and women. I personally apply a dash of ground clove powder in my everyday coffee cup, which adds a wonderful aroma to the coffee.

Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)

People have been chewing on whole cloves for thousands of years in order to freshen their breath. It is said that in ancient China if anyone wanted to speak to the emperor, they were required to have a clove in their mouth.

In Asia, many men use large amounts of cloves or Syzygium aromaticum to enhance their sexual performance and to prevent premature ejaculation.

The aphrodisiac effect of cloves has been confirmed by studies also:

Oral administration of the extract significantly increased the Mounting Frequency, Intromission Frequency; Intromission Latency, Erections; Quick Flips, Long Flips as well as aggregate of penile reflexes and caused significant reduction in the Mounting Latency and Post Ejaculatory Interval. – Aphrodisiac effect of 50% ethanolic extract of Syzygium aromaticum on sexual behaviour of normal male rats.1Tajuddin, Ahmad S, Latif A, Qasmi IA. Effect of 50% ethanolic extract of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry. (clove) on sexual behaviour of normal male rats. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2004 Nov 5;4:17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-4-17. PMID: 15530165; PMCID: PMC534794.

As the study shows, cloves might be also a good way to shorten your post-ejaculatory interval.

Cloves are a powerful stimulant. Combined with cinnamon, the effects are even stronger. Which is why I like to add both Ceylon cinnamon and ground cloves in my coffee.

Guess what has the highest antioxidant rating out of all foods?

https://youtu.be/11jKOjhsij8

So… It appears that it is very wise to add some clove powder in (for example) your coffee.

Clove benefits summarized

Raises testosterone and acts as an aphrodisiac according to animal studies.2Mishra RK, Singh SK. Safety assessment of Syzygium aromaticum flower bud (clove) extract with respect to testicular function in mice. Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 Oct;46(10):3333-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.08.006. Epub 2008 Aug 15. PMID: 18765266.

Tajuddin, Ahmad S, Latif A, Qasmi IA. Effect of 50% ethanolic extract of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry. (clove) on sexual behaviour of normal male rats. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2004 Nov 5;4:17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-4-17. PMID: 15530165; PMCID: PMC534794.
Works great for both men and women, and personally cloves definitely affect erection strength.

Improves tooth health and reduces tooth pain. This study confirms that cloves have benefit for tooth health and in the prevention of tooth cavities: Compounds from Syzygium aromaticum possessing growth inhibitory activity against oral pathogens.3Cai L, Wu CD. Compounds from Syzygium aromaticum possessing growth inhibitory activity against oral pathogens. J Nat Prod. 1996 Oct;59(10):987-90. doi: 10.1021/np960451q. PMID: 8904847. Cloves also freshen your breath and make your natural breath odor a bit better. How? Pointer below explains.

One of the active compounds in clove is methyl salicylate (painkiller)4Methyl salicylate is an organic compound, might work as weak painkiller. When ingested body metabolizes into salicylates, including salicylic acid, a known NSAID. – Wikipedia which makes salicylate drugs, such as aspirin, work as a minor painkiller. This is probably one of the reasons why biting clove bud with a painful tooth can relieve the pain. Methyl salicylate is also used as an antiseptic in mouthwash products.

If you dash a few ground cloves in your everyday beverages such as coffee or smoothies, you add huge amounts of antioxidants in your diet – as demonstrated in the video above.

Cloves is actually one of the few spices that really do fight inflammation. See this great video: Which Spices Fight Inflammation? – which makes cloves also useful for fighting acne or bad skin condition.

What you basically get: Faster recovery from training due to cloves inflammation fighting capability. Painkiller properties. More antioxidants in your diet (helps for example with anti-aging), fresher breath (clove has antiseptic properties), stronger libido & better erections via cloves boosting testosterone – all which makes it a wonderful thing to add in your daily diet.

Clove Safety

There are safety cautions for infants ingesting even small amounts of clove oil. It’s very important to keep clove oils away from the children.

Here is scary case report where just small amounts of clove oil (10ml or 2 teaspoons) caused liver damage in 15 month old infant.5Janes SE, Price CS, Thomas D. Essential oil poisoning: N-acetylcysteine for eugenol-induced hepatic failure and analysis of a national database. Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Aug;164(8):520-2. doi: 10.1007/s00431-005-1692-1. Epub 2005 May 14. PMID: 15895251.

Eugenol, active compound of clove, can be toxic in small doses for youngsters. So it’s probably wise not to fool around with abnormal doses of clove oil.

“The World Health Organization (WHO) established that the daily quantity acceptable of clove per day is of 2.5 mg/kg of weight in humans”6Cortés-Rojas DF, de Souza CR, Oliveira WP. Clove (Syzygium aromaticum): a precious spice. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2014 Feb;4(2):90-6. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(14)60215-X. PMID: 25182278; PMCID: PMC3819475.

See more clove benefits & uses

Clove products

Here’s few good organic clove products from Amazon.com.

I myself use this Simply Organic Ground Cloves as its the most convenient to add in foods and beverages such as coffee and tea.

Frontier Natural’s Organic Whole Cloves is also good one to invest in.

If you live outside of U.S, for example in Russia, Singapore, Brazil or Europe, then your best choice is iHerb.com which ships to over 150 different countries. You can get almost all health-related stuff about 200% cheaper from iHerb than local stores in Europe or Asia.

From iHerb:
Simply Organic, Ground Cloves, 2.82 oz (80 g)

Organic Cloves, Whole

Alternatively, clove caps are great for easier clove ingestion:
Kroeger Herb Co, Fresh Ground Cloves, 100 Veggie Caps

iHerb also has clove essential oils, you can find them here: http://www.iherb.com/clove

I also talked about cinnamon, for that, I use Frontier Natural Products, Organic Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground and its an amazing or probably the best cinnamon product just like the reviews are saying.

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ceylon cinnamon ground cloves
Organic spice products to enhance the flavor of your coffee and add additional benefits – Ceylon cinnamon and ground cloves

Conclusion

Clove is a great spice with a number of even greater benefits. It’s very easy to add this spice to your everyday diet, as it’s better to get it in small amounts and not in large amounts, and what would be an easier way to ingest this spice than add it to your coffee/tea. Cloves Christmas like aromatic flavor and smell is a great bonus also.

Cloves are simple and tasty “lifehack” to get more testosterone, better libido and stronger erection, fresher breath and tooth health benefits, more antioxidants which helps with anti-aging, better recovery from training via cloves inflammation fighting ability (which also helps with acne or bad skin).

You do not need to go overboard on clove consumption to make it beneficial, just like the studies note that just a little bit and not too much as it might be detrimental in high doses – which makes it a great spice to add to certain things.

Like for me personally, ground cloves and Ceylon cinnamon powder added to your morning coffee might become your new favorite thing.

5 thoughts on “Cloves: Testosterone Booster, Aphrodisiac, Antioxidant King & Improves Tooth Health

  1. In fact all these natural herbs are amazing and interesting, it really helps in nature of our health, being healthy is being wealthy.

  2. Cloves are an also a very important ingredient in “dit da jow” the Chinese topical herbal liniment used in some hard styles of striking martial arts , it is applied to increase circulation , reduce busing and swelling, aid in healing/regeneration, and reduce pain and discomfort . Yes they contain a lot of methyl salicylate which is handy but whatever it is (I dont know im not a botanist or pharmacist)there is something MORE in cloves that that . I couldn’t recommend it enough for anybody who works out, or works with their hands for a living, or old people etc.

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