Cloves and bad breath

'Chew on cloves', ma granma always said.
'Gum is toxic and carcinogenic.
Keep cloves handy in your purse.
Place it in your mouth for bad breath, sore and itchy throat and coughs.
Chew them slowly.
Roll the female part, which is the scaly ball on top of the stem.
Then let the stick rest under your tongue and release a strong juice which will disinfect and deodorise.
Trust me
Little brown clove buds always keep germs away!'