Clove Bud
| Botanical Name | Eugenia caryophyllus or Syzygium aromaticum |
| Botanical family | Myrtaceae |
| Origin | Madagascar |
| Method | Steam distillation |
| Plant part | Nails |
| Note | Top-middle |
| Appearance | mobile liquid |
| Color | yellow to pale yellow |
| Odor | aromatic, spicy, powerful, with a rising aldehyde odor |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Phenols (70–80%): eugenol Esters (20%): eugenyl acetate Sesquiterpenes (6%): caryophyllene |
| Therapeutic properties | Very wide-spectrum anti-infective (virus, bacteria, fungi, parasites) ++++ Anti-candidiasis ++++ Anaesthetic +++ Inhibits fermentation and necrosis +++ Uterotonic +++ General tonic and stimulant +++ Combats mutagenicity and free radicals +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Dental infections: abscess, gingivitis, periodontitis, stomatitis +++ Dysentery and diarrhoea caused by infections of all kinds +++ Toothache and gum pain +++ Cystitis, salpingitis, bartholinitis, pelvic inflammatory disease +++ Viral neuralgia and neuritis +++ Delayed and difficult childbirth ++++ Wind, flatulence, fermentation, bloating +++ Malaria, amoebic dysentery, leishmaniasis +++ Hypothyroidism ++ Skin parasites: lice, scabies, tick +++ Shingles, herpes, chicken pox, verruca ++ Sinusitis, influenza, bronchitis, tuberculosis ++ Severe asthenia ++ |