Cloves
Scientific name
Syzygium aromaticum
English Name
Cloves
Malayalam name
ഗ്രാംമ്പു, കരയാമ്പു
Common name
Cloves
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Cultivated
- Leaves : Simple, opposite
- Flowers : many greenish-yellow
- Fruit : A berry,dark purple
How to use
- Fractures : A mixture of the drug, wheat and arjuna, milk, and ghee.
- Dental care : Grind the cloves, mix with 1/4 tsp olive oil, stir, apply with a cotton swab to the inflamed area for 30 minutes, then rinse with warm salty water.
Parts used
Stem
Uses
Fractures, Ear ache
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds.Seeds are extracted from ripe fruits and sown immediately. The seeds germinate in five to six weeks, It grows well in rich loamy soils of the humid tropics and can be grown successfully in the red soils of the midlands of Kerala.Prefers a warm, humid, tropical climate.