Antiseptic cloves

Clove bud oil is frequendy used iu perfumery for its natural sweet-spicy note but the greatest appHcation is iu the davor area iu a large variety of food products, including spice blends, seasoniugs, piddes, canned meats, baked goods, ready-made mixes, etc. As iu the case of cinnamon bark oil, its well-known antiseptic properties make it ideal for appHcation iu mouth washes, gargles, dentifrices, and pharmaceutical and dental preparations. Candy, particulady chewing gum, is also davored with clove bud oil iu combination with other essential oils. 

It acts by slow liberation of iodine and has both antiseptic and local anodyne properties. It is used in the form of paste which contains tannic acid, phenol, eugenol (clove oil), cirmamon oil and glycerine. 

Uses. Eugenol is used in perfumery in clove and carnation compositions as well as for oriental and spicy notes. It is a common component of clove and other aroma compositions. In dentistry, it is used as an antiseptic. 

The main component of all clove oils is eugenol (up to 80%, sometimes more), which is responsible for their odor and antiseptic properties. Other major constituents are eugenyl acetate and caryophyllene [442-449]. Clove bud oil has a higher acetate content and a more delicate odor than the other oils, therefore it is much more expensive. Leaf oil is produced and used in the largest quantities. The composition of clove stem oil resembles that of bud oil but with a lower content of eugenyl acetate. 

The oils are used in many perfume and aroma compositions, because of their spicy clove odor. A small amount is used as an antiseptic, mainly in dentistry. The leaf oil, in particular, is also used as a raw material for the production of eugenol, which is the starting material for further commercially important fragrance compounds, such as isoeugenol and eugenyl esters. 

Clove Syzygium aromaticum (Eugenia caryophyllus) (Myrtaceae) dried flower buds 15-20 eugenol (75-90) eugenyl acetate (10-15) P-caryophyllene (3) flavour, aromatherapy, antiseptic... 

Cloves are more often used to assist the action of other herbal remedies rather than alone. When not available, allspice is substituted. It is spicy, warming, stimulant, anodyne, anaesthetic (topical), antiemetic, antigriping (added to other herbs), vermifuge, uterine stimulant, stomachic, aromatic, carminative, antiseptic, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antispasmodic, expectorant, aphrodisiac and promotes salivation and digestive juices. The oil is expectorant, anaesthetic, emmenogogue it affects the kidney, spleen and stomach and has preservative properties. Tea made from clove bud (other herbs/spices can be used or added to cloves, such as allspice, bay, cinnamon and marjoram) has been used to relieve bronchitis, asthma, coughs, a tendency to infection, tuberculosis, altitude... 

Cloves are one of Mother Nature s premium antiseptics. A few drops of the oil in water can stop vomiting and an infusion relieves... 

OD-R (cinnamon, clove, balsamic, floral, spicy) (COX-1, COX-2, GST) [anticonvulsant, antioxidant, anaesthetic, antiseptic, AI, PAI]... 

Composed of complex organic compounds (phenols, acids, alcohols, ethers, ketones, and aldehydes), volatile oils evaporate when exposed to air. Volatile oils are found in many plants and may produce the aroma of the plant. Volatile oils exhibit various properties but some common oils are antiseptic or local irritants, or sedative. Oils of peppermint, clove, cinnamon, garlic, and thyme are volatile oils. 

Products and Uses Naturally occuring in cinnamon, cloves (ripe), cranberries, plums, and prunes. Used in food preservatives, tobacco seasoning, flavors, perfumes, and toothpastes. Utilized orally as an antiseptic, diuretic, and expectorant and as an antimicrobial (antiseptic) agent, flavoring agent, and food preservative. 

Clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) leaf oil antiseptic, dentifrices Hydrogen peroxide antiseptic, deodorants Aluminum PCA antiseptic, detergents 3,4,4 -Trichlorocarbanilide antiseptic, external Iodoform... 

Phenols are inherently antiseptic, antibacterial, and, thus, act as disinfectants. Consequently, those essential oils that have high phenol content must be used at low concentrations and over relatively short periods of time. As they have good antiseptic properties, phenols are also skin and mucous membrane irritants, examples of which are cinnamon and clove oil. 

Eugenol, which can be isolated from the flower buds (cloves) of Eugenia aromatica, is used as a dental antiseptic and analgesic. Urushiol is the main component in the irritating oil of poison ivy. 

Uses as fragrance in perfumery used as substitute for oil of cloves dental analgesic in impression materials and periodontd packings in the production of vanillin insect attractant and component in inhalants and antiseptics in the manufacture of flavorings some perfumery uses (clove carnation cherry cinnamon spicy)... 

Essential oils with phenylpropenes are found, e.g., in the Apiaceae, Lauraceae and Myrtaceae families. Many of these phenylpro-pene-containing plants have been employed by humans since antiquity as condiments and herbal remedies. Cloves, the unopened flower buds of the evergreen clove tree Syzygium aro-maticum, Myrtaceae) native to the Maluku islands, are used as spice, but also as anaesthetic and antiseptic in dentistry. The active ingredient and major component of essential oil from... 

Eugenol Stronger aroma and taste than vanilla Bay leaves, allspice and oil of cloves Food flavouring, antiseptic Mediter- ranean Caribbean China... 

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