Clove
Syzygium aromaticum, family Myrtaceae. Part discussed: Flower bud.
Identity
- Common name
- Clove
- Botanical name
- Syzygium aromaticum
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Part or material
- Flower bud
- Classification
- Botanical
- Educational category
- Culinary Botanicals
About
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Myrtaceae, synonym Eugenia caryophyllus noted in EMA records.
Forms and distinctions
Different preparations of the same material are described separately, because what is recorded for one form does not carry to another.
Flower-bud essential oil only. The whole flower bud has no adopted EMA monograph; the HMPC issued a public statement instead.
Safety considerations
No authority consulted for this entry records a safety, contraindication or interaction statement for this material. The House states only what its sources carry.
References
The authorities this entry draws on, named so you can weigh them yourself.
- EMA HMPC Caryophylli floris aetheroleum · European Medicines Agency, herbal medicine monograph
- EMA HMPC Caryophylli flos · European Medicines Agency, herbal medicine monograph
This entry is educational. It is not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a statement about any Pam Oh Herbs Collection or its contents. It carries no dosage and no claim of effect.