English Common Lilac.
Action Bark, leaves and capsules— used as antipyretic, especially in chronic malaria, and as vermifuge. Leaf extract—antipyretic.
The leaves, flowers and bark contain the glucoside, syringin and syringopicnn. Syringin is also present in the
roots and fruits; mannitol has been reported in leaves, bark and fruits. The leaves contain 131.6 mg!100 g ofvitamin
C. Ursolic acid has also been reported in the plant.
Syzygium aromaticum
(Linn.) Merr. & Perry.
Synonym Eugenia aromatica
Kuntze.
Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb.
Caryophyllus aromaticus Linn.
Family Myrtaceae.
Habitat Cultivated in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
English Clove.
Ayurvedic Lavanga, Devakusum, Devapushpa, Shrisangya, Shriprasuunaka.
Unani Qaranful, Laung. Siddha/Tamil Kiraambu, Lavangam.
Action Carminative, anti- inflammatory, antibacterial. Flower buds—antiemetic, stimulant, carminative. Used in dyspepsia, gastric irritation. Oil—employed as a local analgesic for hypersensitive dent- lines and carious cavaties; internally as a carminative and antispasmodic.
Key application In inflammatory changes of oral and pharyngeal mucosa; in dentistry; for topical anesthesia. (German Commission
E.)
Eugenin, triterpene acids, crategolic acid and steroid glucosides afford anti- inflammatory and antiseptic proper-
Syzygium cuminii (Linn.) Skeels. 637
ties to the buds. Eugenol, a major component of the oil, is antibacterial. Acetone extract of clove, eugenol and acetyleugenol possess cholagogue activity. The eugenol and acetyleugenol components of the clove oil inhibit arachidonate-, adrenalin- and collagen- induced platelet aggregation.
Clove terpenes show significant activity as inducers of detoxifying enzyme, glutathione-S-transferase
