Syzygium aromaticum Clove oils

Some herbal treatments for cough contain local anesthetics that might act on nervous sensors in the mucosa of the pharynx and larynx before the medicine reaches the stomach. These include Erythroxylum coca (cocaine). Cannabis sativa (marijuana), and possibly Syzygium aromaticum (clove oil). However, there seems to be no evidence that these herbs have antitussive actions by this mechanism. Most local anesthetics also taste bitter, which could also have an antitussive action (see later). 

The botanical name and the part of the plant the oil is derived from, e.g. Syzygium aromaticum (clove) from bud, leaf or stem Juniperus communis L. (juniper) from berry or needle. 

Syzygium aromaticum (cloves) Essential oil of leaves 60% eugenol... 

Srivastava, . C. and N. Malhotra. 1991. Acetyl eugenol, a component of oil of cloves (Syzygium aromaticum L.) inhibits aggregation and alters arachidonic acid metabolism in human blood platelets. Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acid 42 73-81. 

Pino, J.A., Marbot, R., Aguero, J. and Fuentes, V. (2001) Essential oil from buds and leaves of clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. et Perry) grown in Cuba. Journal of Essential Oil Research 13(4), 278-279. 

Clove Oil I could only find one reference indicating that the leaf oil from a particular species Syzygium aromaticum) of clove found in India has a 1.39% benzyl alcohol content [21 ]... 

CLOVES, Syzyjii aromatici flos are the flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (L) Merr. et Perry, family Myrtaceae, which is cultivated in several tropical countries. It contains 12-26% essential oil with 70-95% eugenol. 

Clove oils. C. are mainly produced by steam distillation of the various parts of the clove tree Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae) predominantly cultivated in Madagascar and Indonesia. Clove flower oil has the highest organoleptic value, while clove leaf oil is the quantitatively most important oil. The world-wide annual production of C. amounts to 2000 to 30001. 

A series of pentaketides derived from five C2 units is also known. Eugenone (8) (Fig. 5.3) occurs in the essential oil of cloves, Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae). Citrinin (9), a carcinogenic antimicrobial metabolite produced by several... 

Eugenol is a phenylpropanoid with a free hydroxyl group. It is widely distributed in plants, one of the main sources being clove oil from flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae). It is a major constituent of bay leaf, nutmeg and allspice. 

Definition Clove oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried ower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merill et L. M. Perry Eugenia caryophyllus C. Spreng. Bull, et Harr.). 

Humulene (better referred to as a-humulene) is also a constitutent of many essential oils and is found in hops (Humulus lupulus) and cloves (Syzygium aromaticum). 

Mytle N, Anderson G, Doyle M (2006) Antimicrobial activity of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) oil in inhibiting Listeria monocytogenes on chicken frankfurters. Food Control 17 102-107... 

Clove oU is obtained from dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merill et LM Perry (Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb., Myrtaceae), yield between 15% and 20%. The oil is a clear yellow liquid which becomes brown when exposed to air, it has a characteristic dove-like aroma and burning, spicy flavor and is used in seasoning blends and in some natural flavors, especially banana, blackberry, cherry and smoke. 

Eugenol (l-allyl-3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzene) (Figure 7.45) is found in marjoram essential oil (10%) (Belitz and Grosch 1987), sweet basil, ground cinnamon (0.02-0.4%), ground cloves (1-20%), cinnamon oleoresin (2-6%) clove Syzygium aromaticum)... 

LEE s, NAJIAH M, WENDY w and NADiRAH M (2009), Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Syzygium aromaticum flower bud (Clove)... 

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