Cloves

(Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr.)

Synonym:
Perry Syzygium. Eugenia caryophyllata, Thumberg. E.caryophyllus, Sprengel. Caryophyllus aromaticus, Linn. Jambos carryhophyllus, Spreng.

Family:
Myrtaceae

Description:
Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum), including shrubs plant species that can have a big tree and woody hard, clove to survive tens and even hundreds of years, height can reach 20 -30 meters and branches thick enough. The branches of the clove plant is generally long and filled with small twigs are easily broken. Crown or also commonly known as clove tree canopy cones. Clove leaf green elongated oval shape with the tip and angled panggkalnya, have average sizes ranging from 2-3 cm in width and length of leaves without stems ranged 7.5 -12.5 cm. Flower and fruit cloves will appear at the end of the leaf with the stem branches pendekserta bertandan. By the time young clove flower color purplefish, then changed to greenish yellow and turned back to pink when they are old. Keringakan clove flowers are dark brown color and taste for spicy essential oil contains. Generally clove first fruiting at the age of 4-7 years. Clove plants will grow well if enough water and get direct sunlight. In Indonesia, cloves are planted fits well in the low land areas near the coast or in the mountains at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level.

Local Name:
Clove (UK), Clove (Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese),; Wunga Lawang (Bali), Cangkih (Lampung), Sake (Nias); Bungeu mace (Gayo), clutches (Bugis), Sinke (Flores); Canke (Edge view), Gomode (Halmahera, Tidore);


Curable Disease:
Cholera, black eyebrows, Adding heart rate; Measles;

Utilization:
1. Cholera and increase heart rate Ingredients: Flowers dried clove How to use: water disesap chewed, made every day. Clove oil can strengthen the intestinal and gastric secretions and increase the number of white blood.

2. Measles Ingredients: 10 clove flower seeds and rock sugar Method: clove flowers soaked in water overnight and then cooked together with sugar cubes and stir until evenly distributed. How to menggunaka: drunk little by little

3. Blacken eyebrows Ingredients: 5-7 dried clove flower seeds and walnut oil. How to make: baked clove flower until charred, then pounded until smooth and combined with walnut oil to taste. How to use: spread on the eyebrows every afternoon.

Composition:
Flowers clove (Syzygium aromaticum) in addition to containing essential oils, also contain a chemical compound called eugenol, oleanolat acid, acid galotanat, fenilin, karyofilin, resin and gom.