Clove Bud

1. I have used the Hopewell Clove Oil to get rid of warts on my fingers. I had a wart on my middle finger for over two years. When I got the clove oil, I put some on my wart and it disappeared in less than two days--not a trace of it was there! — Courtney

2. My daughter became very sick one evening and her fever shot up to 105°. I filled a gel capsule with about 10 drops of Clove oil and had her drink it down with a glass of water. Her temperature dropped down to 102° in less than 1/2 hour. I gave her another capsule with about 5 drops of Clove, and in 1/2 hour her fever was totally gone, and she felt like a new person. — Sally  [HEO's comment: We don't have studies to help us know the long-term effect of oral use of Clove as Sally described, but typically oral use is done under the supervision of a health care professional, and as a diluted drop or two. Please read the “Internal” application suggestions information above.]

3. The wart on my hand is almost gone thanks to Clove oil.  I gave some to my instructor because her dog had what she called a "tumor" on the top of its head (I think it was probably a papilloma).  She said that in one week, about half of it has dried up and scabbed over, and she just peeled off the scab!  That Clove oil is wonderful!

4. My father-in-law was visiting this summer and had a terrible toothache. I had just put in my first order with you and had a sample of the Clove oil coming. When I got it, I tried it for myself to see how potent it was. I was shocked at just how very little went such a long way. I have other clove oils and none of them have the potency of yours. I gave it to my FIL straight away and he found instant relief. - Lisa

5. I had some sort of wart thing growing on my forehead and have tried numerous things for months to get it off, including an emory board at one point! I tried Clove essential oil and a little MRSA-X twice daily and it was gone and smooth within days! Thank you for your services and products! - Bev W.

6. I have used a blend of 9 parts Myrrh essential oil and 1 part Clove bud oil applied directly to the aching tooth with much relief. - Marge

7. I have used Clove oil neat for a toothache and it worked. Another thing I do as part of my daily dental hygiene is use an Olive Oil and Clove essential oil combo. Combine 15 drops of Clove Oil with 1 oz of Olive Oil. After brushing I place 1 or two drops of the mixture on a Q-tip and massage my gum. A bottle of the mixture lasts a while. The routine is 3 weeks on 1 week off. This has really help with keeping my gums healthy.

8. I was trying to help my 3 year old with an earache yesterday, and after trying several things with no relief, I ended up putting a 5% clove dilution in his ear (recommended in an herb book I own, though I diluted it quite a bit more than recommended), and that helped with the pain in just a couple of minutes. He said that his ear made funny noises after I put the diluted Clove oil in, but it didn't seem to cause any harm or further pain, and the earache was completely gone a few hours later. This wouldn't necessarily be my first choice for treatment, but it was probably safer than Tylenol, and I was at the point of resorting to Tylenol for the pain.  - Valerie
[HEO's comment: Essential oils are very concentrated, and if a mother put undiluted oil into the ear, she might possibly bring harm that would be hard to deal with (unlike a topical application that can be addressed easily). While it's possible that a very diluted oil may help, you will find that traditional aromatherapy does not recommend dropping essential oils into the ear.]

9. We have an 8-year-old child with special needs that has to have blood drawn frequently to monitor his medication. I apply Clove oil diluted with coconut oil on the stick site first to numb the area, then I apply Strength to "pop" the vein. He sits very still and doesn't seem to feel a bit of pain with the stick, and they always get it right the first time when we do this. They usually have to draw multiple tubes, and in the past his vein would collapse, but when we apply the oils, they never collapse! - Ricci

10. Clove was my first oil to ever use. I had a throbbing, extremely painful thumb joint on my non-dominant hand. I put one drop of Clove oil on it, since that was all I had except Oregano, (both of which I had bought from my biological dentist in Bullard, TX) and IMMEDIATELY the pain went away. The thumb was so painful that it was even frozen. I couldn’t “unlock it” until the Clove oil. I have not had that pain again since then. I have a tiny pain every now and then, and I use PainX or whatever I am using on the other parts of my body to keep the pain down in the thumb. Ever since then, I have been “experimenting” on other people as well as our own family! Everyone is so impressed that something natural—not a drug— can help our physical and medical problems! - Margaret

11. A friend had a terrible car accident that caused teeth problems that showed up months later. He had to have some wisdom teeth pulled and some other work, and his mouth was in a lot of pain. He had dry sockets and went once to have them packed, and then I gave him some Clove oil mixed 50-50 with Avocado oil. (I used avocado because he was putting it in his mouth), and he applied it to the sockets and his sore mouth, and it worked so well he never went back for any re-packing. - Margo

12. I just wanted you to know that your Clove and Tea Tree oils really helped our family. You see, we bought a home that (unbeknownst to us) was a former Meth lab, and living there gave us full body rashes, so bad we could hardly sleep. We tried everything, even your rash spray. But nothing natural was strong enough to give us relief. Until, that is, we tried Clove and Tea Tree in Coconut oil. At last! We have been able to sleep. P.S. As soon as we found out about the Meth, we left the house and have been slowly improving. Praise God! - Katelyn

13. An abscessed tooth can get out of hand, so if you decide to treat with natural methods, you'll want to weigh the risk and perferably consult your dentist to monitor your progress. I healed mine by packing the area with slippery elm, supporting my immune system with lots of raw garlic and essential oils (immune supportive oils and oil pulling with virgin coconut oil with CLOVE essential oil) and homeopathy (hepar sulph initially then silica). My dentist is very open and agreeable to natural methods and monitored my progress. The oil pulling helped with the pain. - Amber

14. I used Clove oil taken internally (before I knew about Hopewell, oils) for biofilm in my blood. I took up to 13 drops a couple of times daily for about eight months, too long, as I now know. The doctor who told me to take it this way didn't ever tell me how long to take it. I only found out later after moving on from that doctor that Clove can be hepatoxic. When I first started, I could only take a couple of drops, because the herxing knocked me down flat (and I was already partly bedridden). Later, I had another blood draw and my blood was freely flowing and bright red again! It had been dark and kind of sluggish for a while, and I didn't realize that there was a problem when I didn't bleed as much as other people when I got cut and scraped. - Savannah

15. Oregano and Clove oil have been the best oils I have found to deal with the Lyme bacteria. I'm sure there are many more, as they listed Cinnamon Bark in the article, but I have not had them all handy to test. The problem is focusing on a bacteria when it is a stagnant lymphatic system that is at fault. Lyme does not get established in a healthy body. The key is to have kidney/adrenal mobility and an unrestricted lymphatic system. Elimination dieting to foods, dealing with emotional stress and injury that cause inflammation is a must as well to take pressure off the lymphatics. Once one knows the kidneys are moving good, the serrapeptase enzyme along with ingesting capsuled oregano oil and a few different herbs and formulas can do a very good job of ridding the bacteria. People can have Lyme dormant in the system and two three days of the enzyme activates it rather well. - Lee
[HEO's Comment: I included Lee's testimony because his perspective may be helpful to someone. The oils he used are found in our Banish, Defender, Home Run, Top Gun and Warrior blends.] 

16. I am an EMT and have gone back to school for nursing. In my microbiology class I got to experiment with essential oils for their germ killing qualities. I rubbed my hands on the floor to make sure they are good and nasty, touched them to petrie dish, then washed each finger with a different oil and touched that to the other side of dish. (I did this more than once).
Colloidal silver killed about half.  
Cleansing oil, not so much - killed some.
Tea Tree did pretty well - only 2 colonies.
Clove, Plague Defense, Top Gun and Warrior killed EVERYTHING. Pristine dish - like I didn't do experiment.   That was COOL. There are still so many in medical community that DON'T believe in the oils, but I do and I'm looking forward to putting them into practice however I can as a nurse. I read the comments from the nurse about Strength and Clove for stick sites, and I'm looking forward to practicing with those. - Margo

17. Clove has been amazing for my asthma related cough. I'm allergic to eucalyptus, but I discovered that Clove is a little miracle. I've been applying it to my chest and putting drops on my pillow at night, but I'm going to try applying it to my thighs [per the information on the Cough detail page]. - Laura

18. I have used equal parts of Cinnamon Bark, Nutmeg and Clove to help people with nicotine addiction (if they desire to be helped). I make this up in a personal nasal inhaler so they can inhale it as often as desired. - Patty

19. I’ve battled scabies for over a year and have finally found the answer. I mixed ¾ tsp Clove with 4 TB virgin Coconut oil or Olive oil. I initially made this too strong and it inflamed my skin, but this 6% ratio is perfect. I also followed the typical protocols for laundry, bathing and general disinfecting. After bathing 3x daily, I applied my Clove mixture all over my body, not just where you see the signs of the scabies.
[HEO's Comment: This formula has a higher concentration of Clove that is considered safe topically.]

20. Scabies is becoming more and more virulent and resists many of the pharmaceuticals dermatologists prescribe. The following Clove formula kills the adults, larvae and eggs in 15 minutes, but it takes at least two weeks of continued treatment to get them all out of your body.
1 part Clove essential oil
3 parts extra-virgin Coconut oil (or Olive oil).
After 3 days of treatments, I felt almost cured.
[HEO's Comment: This formula has a higher concentration of Clove that is considered safe topically.]

21. I used the Clove this weekend on a metal splinter, and it really helped to numb it and help draw it out! - Joyce

22. Kombo butter is an amazing anti-inflammatory, and for my Baker's Cyst, it seemed to work the best with the oils. I added Frankincense, Geranium and Clove to it and applied several times daily and before bed. - Lori