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Botonical Name | : | Eugenia caryophyllus | |
CAS # | : | 8000-34-8/8001-67-0 | |
Country of Origin | : | India | |
Color & Odor | : | Colorless clear liuid with Characteristic spicy clove odor | |
Solubility | : | Insoluble in alcohol and oils. Soluble in water | |
Specific Gravity | : | 0.950 - 1.050 @ 20°C | |
Optical Rotation | : | -0° – -3.0° @ 20°C | |
Refractive Index | : | 1.525 – 1.540 @ 20°C | |
Flash Point | : | >100°C | |
Ph value | : | 3.00 - 6.00 @ 20°C | |
Essential Oil Content | : | >0.025 % | |
Plant Part Used | : | Buds | |
Extraction Method | : | Hydro Distillation |
DESCRIPTION:
Clove is widely cultivated in Indonesia, Sri-Lanka, Madagascar, Tanzania, and Brazil. It is used in limited amounts in food products as a fragrant, flavoring agent, and antiseptic.CONSTITUENTS:
Eugenol comprises 72-90% of the essential oil extracted from cloves, and is the compound most responsible for the cloves' aroma. Other important essential oil constituents of clove oil include acetyl eugenol, beta-caryophyllene and vanillin; crategolic acid, tannins, gallotannic acid, methyl salicylate (painkiller); the flavonoids eugenin, kaempferol, rhamnetin, and eugenitin, triterpenoids like oleanolic acid, stigmasterol and campesterol and several sesquiterpenes .AROMATIC SUMMARY / NOTE / STRENGTH OF AROMA:
A sweet floral aroma similar spicy to the scent of seed and herbal citrus freshly.BLENDS WITH:
Basil, benzoin, cinnamon, lavender, ginger, sandalwood and clary sage.COMMON NAMES:
Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromatica, E. carophyllus .USES:
Clove oil can be used for acne, bruises, burns and cuts, keeping infection at bay and as a pain reliever. It helps in toothache, mouth sores, rheumatism and arthritis. It is also of use for skin problems - especially for skin sores and leg ulcers and as an insect repellent.
