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Herbal Glossary | Medicinal Glossary | Herbal Preparations | Ayervedic Formulas | Chinese Formulas CloveContents:Common Names | Parts Usually Used | Plant(s) & Culture | Where Found | Medicinal Properties | Biochemical Information
Scientific Names
Common Names
Parts Usually UsedFlower buds, dried
Description of Plant(s) and CultureThe clove is an evergreen tree, 15-30 feet tall; it has opposite, ovate leaves more than 5 inches long; and its flowers, when allowed to develop, are red and white, bell-shaped, and grow in terminal clusters. The familiar clove used in the kitchen is the dried flower bud. The fruit is a one-or two-seeded berry.
Where FoundNative to the Spice Islands and the Philippines but also grown in Sumatra, Jamaica, the West Indies, Brazil, and other tropical areas.
Medicinal PropertiesAnodyne, antiemetic, antiseptic, anti-nauseous, aphrodisiac, carminative, stimulant
Biochemical InformationClove oil is comprised of eugenol, caryophyllene, acetyl eugenol, tannin, wax and fat.
Legends, Myths and StoriesCloves are actually the dried buds of the clove tree. Used in China for more than 2,000 years, legend has it that cloves are an aphrodisiac. Although there isn’t any evidence to back up this claim, we do know that oil of clove is a time-honored remedy for toothache.
UsesClove oil will stop the pain of a toothache when dropped into a cavity. A few drops of the oil in water will stop vomiting, and clove tea will relieve nausea. Eating cloves is said to be aphrodisiac. It aids digestion, allays flatulence, nausea and/or vomiting, stops hiccoughs, and treats impotence. Used for colds, cough, asthma, hiccough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, low blood pressure. Cloves are mildly aphrodisiac. The volatile oil is a powerful analgesic. The spicy, dried, unopened flower buds of the beautiful tropical evergreen clove tree uses: Back to Top Formulas or DosagesOil: for toothache, rub oil on affected area. For vomiting, mix 2 drops of oil in a cup of water. How SoldBack to Top WarningAvoid cloves in cases of hypertension and inflammatory conditions.
Resource LinksLiveStrong.com: Clove Oil for Fleas U.S. National Library of Medicine: Clove or Clove Oil SimpleSteps.org: GreenPaws Flea and Tick Products Directory The Green Spotlight: Flea and Tick Treatments That Won’t Poison Your Pet University of Maryland Medical Center: Eugenol Oil Overdose Bibliography
Herbal Gardening, compiled by The Robison York State Herb Garden, Cornell Plantations, Matthaei Botanical Gardens of the University of Michigan, University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley., Pantheon Books, Knopf Publishing Group, New York, 1994, first edition
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