Medicinal plant details
Syzygium aromaticum(L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
(Lavanga)
| Common name | Lavanga |
| Habit | Tree |
| Habitat | Cultivated |
| Parts used | Flower bud |
Synonyms
| Sr. No. | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jambosa caryophyllus (Thunb.) Nied. |
| 2 | Myrtus caryophyllus Spreng. |
| 3 | Caryophyllus aromaticus L. |
| 4 | Caryophyllus hortensis Noronha |
| 5 | Caryophyllus silvestris Teijsm. ex Hassk. |
| 6 | Eugenia aromatica (L.) Baill. |
| 7 | Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. |
| 8 | Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.) Bullock & S.G.Harrison |
Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Myrtales |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Genus | Syzygium |
| Species | Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry |
Vernacular names
| Sanskrit | Devapuspa |
| English | Clove |
| Hindi | Lavanga, Laung |
| Kannada | Lavanga |
| Marathi | Lavang |
| Malayalam | Karampu, Karayampoovu, Grampu |
| Bengali | Lavang |
| Tamil | Kirambu, Lavangam |
| Telugu | Lavangalu |
| Urdu | Qarnful, Laung |
Morphology
Medium sized tree grows up to 10 to 12 m in height. Branches are semi erect, greyish in colour and dense. Leaves are oblong to elliptic, glabrous, obovate-opposite, and oil glands present on the lower surface. Flowers are small, hermaphrodite at the terminal ends and crimson in color. Each peduncle has 3-4 stalked flowers and 4 to 5 cm length. Flower buds turn green to bright red in color at maturity. These are 1-2 cm long consists of four fleshy sepals. Fruits mature nine months after flowering and these are red ellipsoid berry shaped. Fruit contains one or two seeds known as mother cloves
Distribution
Natively found in North Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Distributed in countries like Pemba, Zanzibar, Indonesia, Madagascar. Within India, cultivated in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Medicinal uses
Cough, asthma, hiccup, tooth ache, flatulence with gurgling sound, thirst, emesis, and hyperacidity
References
| 1 | Kamatou, G. P., Vermaak, I., and Viljoen, A. M. (2012). Eugenol—from the remote Maluku Islands to the international market place: a review of a remarkable and versatile molecule. Molecules, 17, 6953-6981. |
| 2 | Cortes-Rojas, D. F., de Souza, C. R. F., and Oliveira, W. P. (2014). Clove (Syzygium aromaticum): a precious spice. Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine, 4, 90-96. |
| 3 | ByNg, J. W., Barthelat, F., SNoW, N., and BerNardINI, B. (2016). Revision of Eugenia and Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the Comoros archipelago. Phytotaxa, 252, 163-184. |