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Clove budsClove budsNames.Names.Description.Description.Medical plant origin and chemical constMedical plant origin and chemical const

ituents.ituents.Uses.Uses.Drugs.Drugs.

Buds flower

Clove budsClove buds Eugenia caryophyllusEugenia caryophyllus family: Myrtaceaefamily: Myrtaceae

Clove in latin means nail

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Perennial large trees (15)m Perennial large trees (15)m height .height .

Dried clove buds color: Dried clove buds color: reddish brown.reddish brown.

The buds collected when their The buds collected when their color changed from green to color changed from green to red.red.

Taste : pungent & aromatic .Taste : pungent & aromatic .Odor: aromatic like the odor of Odor: aromatic like the odor of

Pepper and Cinnamon Pepper and Cinnamon together.together.

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Plant origin:Plant origin: Madagascar & Sumatra Madagascar & Sumatra

Chemical constituentsChemical constituents1-Volatile oil (Clove oil) 14%-

20% a- Eugenol 70%-90% b-Vanillin c- Caryophyllene d-Acetyl eugenol 4%2- Tannin : Gallotannic acid 10-

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usesuses1.1. Condiment.Condiment.2.2. Carminative.Carminative.3.3. Clove oil which contain high Clove oil which contain high

percentage of eugenol used percentage of eugenol used commercially to produce Vanillin .commercially to produce Vanillin .

4.4. Antiseptic.Antiseptic.5.5. Flavoring agent.Flavoring agent.6.6. Dental uses : as filling material with Dental uses : as filling material with

ZnOZnO7.7. Local anesthetic (dental analgesic)Local anesthetic (dental analgesic)

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DrugsDrugs

Dento dropsDento drops

Dentin drops Dentin drops

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