Cloves Caryophyllus aromaticus Family- Myrtaceae |
| Ayurvedic Name: Sanskrit-Lavangha, Hindi- Laung, Bengali-Lavang. |
| International Name: English-Cloves, Persian-Kharanfal. German-Gewurznelkev. |
| Habitat: It is indigenous to Sri Lanka and India both. |
| Part Used for getting Oil: Fruit and flower bud. |
| Source and method for getting Oil: Distillation of fruit and flower. |
| Constituent of the Oil-Alcohol: heavy volatile oil, camphor resin, caryophyllic acid, nitric acid. |
| Action: Carminative, stimulant, antiseptic and antispasmodic; local anaesthetic and rebufacient. |
Use
in Ayurveda: •In various forms of gastric irritability, colic, dyspepsia and to increase the flow of saliva. •Also used in toothaches by stuffing the painful dental cavities with cotton with a drop or two of clove oil. •It helps digestion and kills germs which may create digestive system disorders. |