Clove

The scientific name of Clove: Syzygium aromaticum  / Eugenia caryophyllata

Name of Clove in different languages:-

Sanscrit: lavang, devkusum, varij, tikshnapushpa, divyagandha, jalaji, grahanihar

Hindi: Jati

Malayalam: Karayamboo കരയാമ്പൂ, Grampoo

Plant description of Clove:

Clove is a medium-sized evergreen tree, commonly 10 to 30 m tall, trunk approximately 10 inches in diameter, brown in color, branches semi-erect and numerous. Leaves are green, and glabrous, Flowers small, in terminal cymose clusters, bear 3 to 4 stalked flowers at the end, commonly blossoming in September. Fruit is also found in clusters and one-seeded, aromatic. The brown, dried, flower buds are called cloves.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Oblong, Elliptic	Margin-Entire	Venation-Reticulated

Useful plant parts:

flower.

Medicinal uses:

Pain killer, toothache.

Chemical content:

Eugenol.

Clove is one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like:-

• Cheriya Karpooradi Choornam
• Valiya Karpooradi Choornam
• Dasamoolarishtam
• Khadirarishtam
• Karpooradyarishta
• Mustharishtam
• Chavikasavam
• Sudarsanasava
• Kurinji Kuzhambu
• Arimedadi Thailam
• Bala Thailam
• Dayal Tailam
• Gandha Thailam
• Himasagara Tailam
• Kurumthottienna
• Gandhak Vati
• Lavangadi Vati
• Sarivadi Vati
• Brihat Madhusnuhi Rasayanam
• Madana Kameswari Lehyam
• Mathala Rasayanam