DESCRIPTION
The main clove bud oil-producing countries are Madagascar and Indonesia. The bud of this plant is distilled to produce the oil which is majorly used for medicinal purpose.
COMMON NAMES
Clove oil
BLENDS WITH:
Asil, black pepper, cinnamon, citronella, grapefruit, lemon, nutmeg, orange, peppermint, rosemary and rose
CONSTITUENTS
Eugenol
USES
It is a natural analgaesic and antiseptic, used primarily in dentistry for its main ingredient eugenol. The oil produced by cloves can be used in many things from flavouring medicine to remedies for bronchitis, the common cold, a cough, fever, sore throat and tending to infections.