Oil of clove, also known as clove oil or eugenol, is an essential oil extracted from the clove plant, Syzygium aromaticum. [1] [2] Clove oil is commonly used in aromatherapy and for flavoring food, tea, and toothpaste. [2] [3] In alternative medicine, it may be used as a topical medication to relieve toothache. [1] [3] [4] There is insufficient medical evidence to support its use as an analgesic for treating pain. [1] [3]
Madagascar and Indonesia are the main producers of clove oil. [5]
There are three types of clove oil: [5]
Distilled clove oil from buds contains mixed phytochemicals, including as main constituents phenylpropanoids (primarily eugenol), carvacrol, thymol, and cinnamaldehyde, with smaller quantities of polyphenols, carbohydrates, lipids, oleanolic acid, and rhamnetin. [1]
Clove oil is toxic in anything other than small therapeutic doses, [1] and several cases of acute liver and kidney damage have been reported, principally in children. [2] In foods, the level of clove oil used as a flavor ingredient does not exceed 0.06%, and is considered safe. [1]
Particularly in South Korea and India, eugenol, an aromatic compound extracted from clove oil, is used in alternative medicine to relieve toothache. [6] Applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth or tooth socket remaining after extraction, eugenol or clove oil may relieve toothache temporarily. [6] There is insufficient scientific evidence that eugenol is effective for treating dental pain. [2] [3]
Eugenol is a reliable source for producing natural vanillin (by the US definition). It is a versatile molecule, which can be converted to vanillin with a few simple steps of conversion through the use of naturally available phytochemicals.[ citation needed]
Clove oil is commonly used to anesthetize or euthanize laboratory or pet fish. [7] [8]
Clove oil is a component of choji oil ( Japanese: 丁子油), which was traditionally used for the maintenance of Japanese swords. [9] [10]
In Germany, Commission E permits the sale and administration of clove oil for use in alternative medicine. [11]
Oil of clove, also known as clove oil or eugenol, is an essential oil extracted from the clove plant, Syzygium aromaticum. [1] [2] Clove oil is commonly used in aromatherapy and for flavoring food, tea, and toothpaste. [2] [3] In alternative medicine, it may be used as a topical medication to relieve toothache. [1] [3] [4] There is insufficient medical evidence to support its use as an analgesic for treating pain. [1] [3]
Madagascar and Indonesia are the main producers of clove oil. [5]
There are three types of clove oil: [5]
Distilled clove oil from buds contains mixed phytochemicals, including as main constituents phenylpropanoids (primarily eugenol), carvacrol, thymol, and cinnamaldehyde, with smaller quantities of polyphenols, carbohydrates, lipids, oleanolic acid, and rhamnetin. [1]
Clove oil is toxic in anything other than small therapeutic doses, [1] and several cases of acute liver and kidney damage have been reported, principally in children. [2] In foods, the level of clove oil used as a flavor ingredient does not exceed 0.06%, and is considered safe. [1]
Particularly in South Korea and India, eugenol, an aromatic compound extracted from clove oil, is used in alternative medicine to relieve toothache. [6] Applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth or tooth socket remaining after extraction, eugenol or clove oil may relieve toothache temporarily. [6] There is insufficient scientific evidence that eugenol is effective for treating dental pain. [2] [3]
Eugenol is a reliable source for producing natural vanillin (by the US definition). It is a versatile molecule, which can be converted to vanillin with a few simple steps of conversion through the use of naturally available phytochemicals.[ citation needed]
Clove oil is commonly used to anesthetize or euthanize laboratory or pet fish. [7] [8]
Clove oil is a component of choji oil ( Japanese: 丁子油), which was traditionally used for the maintenance of Japanese swords. [9] [10]
In Germany, Commission E permits the sale and administration of clove oil for use in alternative medicine. [11]