Diarrhea cloves

Thailand. Hot water extract of the dried rhizome is taken orally as a carminative " , an antiemetic, an anticolic, a hypnotic, a cardiotonic , an emmenag-ogue, and a stomachic . The fresh rhizome is taken orally as an antiemetic and a gastrointestinal sedative . Hot water extract of the fresh rhizome is taken orally for fever, headache, and diarrhea and as an emmenagogue, a carminative , and an aromatic stimulant . The powdered fresh rhizome, together with cloves, are mixed with water and rubbed on the body for the relief of rheumatism . 

Antidiarrheal activity. Decoction of the dried rhizome, taken orally hy children, was active. Infantile diarrhea was treated with kexieding capsule composed of 5 plant materials, including roasted ginger, clove, and fruit peel of Punica granatum. Of the 234 infants and 71 children treated, 281 (92%) were cured in 1-3 days and 9 (3%) were significantly improved. The total effective rate was 95% . Water extract of the dried rhizome, administered hy gastric intubation to mice at a dose of 0.5 mg/g, was active vs castor oil-induced diarrhea . 

Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. Perry Ding Xian (Clove) (clove bud) Phytosterols, campesterol, crataegol acid, sitosterols, stigmasterol, niacin, ascorbic acid.50 Antiemetic, carminative, stimulant, treat diarrhea, halitosis, nasal polyps, uterine fluxes, sterility, toothache. 

No adverse reactions to clove have been reported in the normal dosage range (a decoction of 1-3 g). Overdose of clove has resulted in symptoms of nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Cases of severe overdoses have been reported to cause changes in liver function, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, or death (Bensky et al. 2004). 

In Chinese medicine, clove oil is used in diarrhea, hernia, and bad breath, in addition to the above and other uses (jiangsu nanjing). 

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