This product is the flower bud of the evergreen tree Clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. et Perry) from the Myrtaceae family, commonly known as Clove. It is mainly produced in Tanzania, Malaysia, and Indonesia; it is also cultivated in Hainan Province, China. The buds are typically harvested from September to March of the following year when they turn from green to red, and then dried in the sun. It is used in its raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Acrid, warm. act on spleen, stomach and kidney channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the middle to descend counterflow, dissipating cold to relieve pain, warming the kidneys and supporting yang.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for stomach cold vomiting and hiccup. This product functions to warm the middle and dissipate cold, downbear counterflow to stop vomiting, and is an essential medicine for treating stomach cold vomiting and hiccup. For treating deficiency-cold hiccup, it is often used with Persimmon Calyx, Tangshen, Fresh Ginger Rhizome, etc., and combined with Clove and Persimmon Decoction. For treating stomach cold vomiting, it can be used with Pineilia and Fresh Ginger Rhizome. For treating vomiting, diarrhea, and poor appetite due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, it can be used with White Atractylodes Rhizome, Villous Amomum Fruit, etc., and combined with Clove Powder.
2. is used for stomach cold epigastric and abdominal cold pain, and can be used with Corydalis Tuber, Trogopterus Dung, red tangerine exocarp, etc.
3. is used for kidney deficiency impotence and uterine cold. This product has the function of warming the kidney and assisting yang to promote erection, and can be used with Aconite Lateral Root, Cassia Bark, Epimedium Herb, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Yaoxing Lun：「Treats cold abdominal pain due to qi stagnation.」
2. Rihuazi Bencao：「Treats fetid mouth odor, nausea, regulates kidney qi, running-piglet qi, vaginal pain, tonifies yang, warms the waist and knees.」

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 1.5-6g.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Curcuma Root.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains volatile oil. The main components in the oil are eugenol, acetyl eugenol, β-caryophyllene, etc.

1. When taken internally, this product can promote gastric secretion, enhance digestion, alleviate nausea and vomiting, and relieve abdominal bloating, serving as an aromatic stomachic.
2. Eugenol has local anesthetic and analgesic effects.
3. Its water or alcohol extract has anesthetic and lethal effects on Ascaris suum.
4. Its decoction has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, as well as diphtheria, Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, dysentery, and cold-damage disease bacilli.
5. Clove oil and eugenol have inhibitory effects on pathogenic fungi.
6. In vitro, clove has inhibitory effects on the PR8 strain of influenza virus.

bubble_chart Supplementary Medicinals

Clove fruit: The mature fruit of Clove, also known as chicken tongue fragrance. Its properties and effects are similar to those of male Clove, but with a milder aroma and less potency. The usage and dosage are the same as those of male Clove.