About Medicen Plant

Cloves:-

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family myrtacrae, syzygium aromaticum. They are native to Maluku Islands Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spices. Cloves are commercially harvested primarily in Indonesia, India, Madagacar, Zanzibar, Pakistan, Srilanka and Tanzania.

The clove tree is an evergreen tree that grows up to 8-12 m tall, with large leaves and sanguine flowers grouped in terminal clusters. The flower buds initially have a pale hue, gradually turn green, then transition to a bright red when ready for harvest. Cloves are harvested at 1.5-2.0 long, and consist of a long calyx that terminates in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals that from a small central ball.

Cloves:-

Synonyms: Caryophyllum, clove buds, Lwang

Botanical name: Eugenia caryopyllus

Parts used: dried flower buds

Family: mytaceae

Chemical constituent: Eugenol, Eugenol acetate and α- and ß – caryophyllene.

Uses:-

Carminative and flavouring agent.

Toothache, toothpastes