Botanical Name: Eugenia caryophyllata

Country of Origin: India

Distillation Method: Steam

Plant Part Used: Herb

Indications: Clove trees are originally from Indonesia. The dried flower buds, clove, are extensively used as a spice. The buds, leaves and stems are used for the extractions of clove's oil. Both the oil and the flower buds have been valued as an herbal medicine and antiseptic for a long time. The oil contains eugenol, a strong anesthetic and antiseptic substance. Cloves are also well known for their antispasmodic and stimulative properties.

Properties: Antiseptic, mind and body stimulant, analgesic, antibacterial, carminative.