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HERB ALLEY
Cloves
(Carophyllus aromaticus)
COMMON NAMES: Clove.
MEDICINAL PART: Flower
buds.
DESCRIPTION: The clove
is an evergreen tree, 15 to 30 feet tall, native to the Spice Islands and
the Philippines but also grown in Sumatra, Jamaica, the West Indies, Brazil,
and other tropical areas. It has opposite, ovate leaves more than
5 inches long; and its flowers, when allowed to develop, are red and white,
bell-shaped, and grow in terminal clusters. The familiar clove is
used in the kitchen is the dried flower bud. The fruit is a one-
or two-seeded berry.
PROPERTIES AND USES:
Anodyne, antiemetic, antiseptic. Clove oil will stop the pain of
a toothache when dropped into a cavity. A few drops of the oil in
water will stop vomiting, and clove tea will relieve nausea. Eating
cloves is said to be aphrodisiac.
The Herb Book by
John Lust
