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Eugenia spp. (Clove)

botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Eugenia aromatica, Eugenia caryophyllus, Syzygium aromaticum

synonyms: clove, aromatiam

part(s) used: unexpanded flower, buds and oil distilled from them

qualities:

affinities:

actions: stimulant, aromatic, anodyne, anti-emetic, carminative, antiseptic

dosage:

» powder: 120 - 300 mg

» oil: 0.05 - 0.2 ml.

therapy:

» external: toothache, eczema, neuralgia

» internal: nausea and vomiting, gastric pain, flatulence, cardiac palpitation and pain from flatulence

toxicity: 2

» essential oil of clove may cause temporary cheilitis and dermatitis (von Oettingen, p. 305)

» excess application of the essential oil to oral mucosa can result in blanching and chemical burns

constituents: volatile oil, flavonoids, sterols

footnotes

von Oettingen, W.F. 1958. Poisoning: A Guide to Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and Company.

ermatitis (von Oettingen, p. 305)

» excess application of the essential oil to oral mucosa can result in blanching and chemical burns

constituents: volatile oil, flavonoids, sterols

footnotes

von Oettingen, W.F. 1958. Poisoning: A Guide to Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and Company.

. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and Company.