cloves

Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromaticum), in English called cloves, are the aromatic dried flower stalks of the Myrtaceae family tree. Cloves are native to Indonesia and used as a spicy seasoning in European countries, and as the main material of Indonesian clove cigarettes. Cloves are planted mainly in Indonesia (Banda Islands), and Madagascar; it is also cultivated in Zanzibar, India, and Sri Lanka.This plant is the identity of the flora of North Maluku province.Cloves can be used as a spice, both in intact form or as powder. This spice is used in Europe and Asia. Especially in Indonesia, cloves are used as an ingredient of clove cigarettes. Cloves are also used as incense in the People's Republic of China and Japan. Clove oil used in aromatherapy and also to treat toothache. Dried leaves are finely ground cloves can be used as a vegetable and effective pesticides to control Fusarium stem rot disease by providing 50-100 grams of dried pimento leaves per plant.In the fourth century, the Han Dynasty of China's leaders ordered every one who approached him prior to chew cloves, so harumlah breath. Cloves, nutmeg and pepper is very expensive in Roman times. Cloves into the exchange of materials by the Arabs in the Middle Ages. At the end of the 15th century, the Portuguese took over the street exchange in the Indian Ocean. Together it was taken over by the clove trade also Tordesillas treaty with Spain, but it is also a treaty with the sultan of Ternate. The Portuguese brought a lot of clubs that they get from the Moluccas to Europe. At that time the price of 1 kg of cloves at a price of 7 grams of gold.Finally clove trade was dominated by the Dutch in the 17th century. With great difficulty the French succeeded in civilizing Clove trees in Mauritius in 1770.Finally clove cultivated in Guyana, Brazil and Zanzibar.At the 17th century and the 18th in the UK the price of cloves together with gold prices due to high import costs. Because as one of the clubs there is a very nutritious food for residents and surrounding areas who eat the clove plant. Until now become one of the ingredients cloves are exported to overseas.Clove trees are considered the oldest surviving Tongole contained in the Village, Central District of Ternate, about 6 km from the center of Ternate. Cloves Poho-called 416-year-old is Afo, 36.60 m high, 198 m in diameter, and circumference of the stem 4.26 m. Each year he is able to produce about 400 kg of cloves of interest.