CLOVES. Eugenia caryophyllata. N.O. Myrtaceae Synonym : Clavos.
Habitat : Indigenous to the Molucca Island, cultivated in Zanzibar, Madagascar, Java, Penang.
Features : Flower buds brown ; nail-shaped, calyx tube encloses ovary containing tiny ovules ; four calyx teeth surrounded by unopened corolla consisting of four petals.
Part used : Flower buds.
Action : Stimulant, aromatic, carminative.
Combined with more specific remedies in flatulence and other affections of the alimentary tract. Is an excellent carminative to reduce griping action of purgatives. Dose, 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls of the infusion.
Coffin holds that Cloves are the most powerful of all the carminatives.
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