Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is the Clove. The spice that was worth more than gold.
Cloves originated from Moluccas, the spice islands in Indonesia. In the 16th century, the Dutch, Portugese and the Spanish fought over control of the islands to secure a monopoly over the highly lucrative clove and nutmeg trade. The British arrived in the early 18th century focused more on Malaya.
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds that are dried and used as a spice to flavour meats, sauces and drinks. The clove can be smoked as well and is popular in Indonesia. It is called Kretek,
Cloves have medicinal properties and used in ayuverdic and Chinese medicine to aid digestion.
BulanLifestyle.com 
July 2, 2015 at 12:47
Nice! 👍🌹🌷
July 2, 2015 at 12:37
Ayuverdic medicine facinates me, I learnt a little in my reiki training. Still learning but it facinates me. How much we have forgotton or been forced to forget by the pharmaceutical companies. There’s a wealth of knowledge out there
July 2, 2015 at 12:34
I’d rather have a plantation of clove than gold!
June 25, 2015 at 17:37
Lol. We both learnt something today 😄
June 25, 2015 at 17:36
I’m learning so much about my little island of Penang and spices. Things I should know but didn’t! It has made me look at spices with new love and appreciation 😃