Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu, Ilavankam (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi  ལི་ཤི  (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Anthophyllum or ‘Mother Clove’Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Above: Clove (Adam, 2016) 1, Zanzibar Cloves.  2, Amboyna Cloves.  3, Penang Cloves. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Eugenia caryophyllus (syn. Syzygium aromaticum, S. caryophyllatum, Caryophyllatus aromaticus) Parts used: Dried flower bud;‘Mother Cloves’ are the dried mature Clove Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent“Hot and dry in the third degree” (Avicenna)Ayurveda considers Clove to have a Cool action Classification: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.   2B ATTENUATER.   2H. CARMINATIVE.   2I. ANTISPASMODIC.   2Q. ANODYNE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.   3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.   3I. APHRODISIAC.  3J. INCREASE SEMEN4a. CEPHALIC.   4b. OPTHALMIC.   4c. CARDIAC.   4e. STOMACHIC.   4g. HEPATIC.   4h. NEPHRITIC.   4i. UTERINE.  4j. NERVINETCM:M. Warm to Expel Cold Uses: 1. Settles Wind, Regulates Qi, Opens Obstructions, Eases Pain: -important medicine for Wind diseases: it courses and regulates the Qi, penetrating turbidity and settling disordered Qi-excellent for the Head; good for Fainting, Headache, Migraine, Vertigo, Dizziness, Toothache-Epilepsy, Paralysis,…

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