Cloves

Cloves

Metal canister with lid containing cloves cylindrical caniaster has brown paper label around outside with two Chinese characters written in black ink. The label says cloves - which consists of dried flowers of the Eugenia caryophyllata thumb. It is used to warm the stomach and relieve hiccup due to cold in the stomach. It is two thirds filled with clove flower buds. The round metal lid fits over the outside of the tin and extends down about a quarter of the height.

1997.055.159