Clove essential oil

Clove Essential Oil Syzygium aromaticum

Origin and Extraction:

• Country of Origin: Madagascar
• Botanical Name: Syzygium aromaticum
• Plant Part: Bud
• Extraction Method: Steam distillation

Aroma:
Spicy, warm and invigorating with a rich, deep sweetness.

The Plant:
Clove is an evergreen tree native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It produces small, red flower buds which are harvested before they open and dried to create the familiar clove spice. The tree can grow up to 12 metres tall and is widely cultivated across Madagascar, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.

Commonly selected by animals:

• Showing signs of pain, including nerve pain
• With dental pain
• With an infection
• With digestive upset

Did You Know?
Clove’s main constituent, Eugenol, is the reason for its efficacy in reducing nerve pain in dentistry.

Cautions:
Offer for inhalation only as clove bud can be a skin irritant.