Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

• Family: Myrtaceae
• Vernacular names: Grambu, Karayambu, ഗ്രാംമ്പു, കരയാമ്പു (Malayalam), Cloves (English), Bringa (Sanskrit), Lavanka (Hindi), Kiraambu (Tamil)
• Distribution: Native of Molucanna Islands (Indonesia)
• Description: Small trees. Leaves simple, opposite. Flowers, many greenish-yellow, bisexual, in 4 cm long cymes. Fruit a berry, dark purple.
• Habit: Tree
• Habitat: Cultivated
• Flowering & Fruiting: December-April

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• Parts used: Dried Flower Buds
• Properties & Uses: Dried flower bud is used for the treatment of cough, fever, bronchitis, asthma, indigestion, acidity, stomachache, cholera, vomiting, abdominal disorders, skin diseases and dental caries. Pounded mixture of clove, cardamomum and asafoetida is used against intestinal worms.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Modern,
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