Botanical Source
The flower bud of Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb., a plant of the Myrtaceae family.
Nature, Flavor & Meridian Tropism
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature. It acts on the Spleen, Stomach and Kidney meridians.
Functions & Indications
Warms the middle energizer and reverses adverse qi flow; tonifies the kidney and strengthens yang. It is classified as an interior-warming medicinal herb.
Pharmacological Research
Clove helps resist gastric ulcer, relieve diarrhea, promote bile secretion, alleviate pain, resist hypoxia, prevent blood coagulation and anti-mutation. It also delivers antibacterial and insecticidal effects.
It is effective for invigorating the stomach. Its extract can notably stimulate gastric juice secretion, and relieve abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting.
In addition, clove inhibits various pathogenic fungi, cocci, streptococci, as well as bacilli such as pneumobacillus, dysentery bacillus, colon bacillus and typhoid bacillus. It also works against influenza virus.