journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCISVolume 4 Issue 2MultidisciplinaryEnglish2022NNY20220617ArticleETHNOPHARMACOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL ATTRIBUTES OF CLOVE (SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM)EnglishY3538YogeshYadavEnglishNDineshEnglishYAshokKumarEnglishYMeghaKumariEnglishYRaaz KMaheshwariEnglishY10.47062/1190.0402.05Cloves are the sweet-smelling dried flower buds. Eugenol is the main bioactive compound of clove. With regard to the phenolic acids, gallicacid is the compound found in higher concentration. This essential oil mainly comprises eugenol, followed by β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, and eugenyl acetate as the main components. Other minor constituents including methyl amylketone, kaempferol, gallotannic acid, αhumulene, β-humulene, methyl salicylate, crategolic acid, andbenzaldehyde are responsible for the characteristic pleasant fragrance of clove. Cloves help reduce inflammation, thereby preventing heartburns and stomach spasms. Anecdotal evidence suggests that chewing cloves have an alkaline and carminativeeffect on the stomach and gastrointestinal tract, which doesn't allow gas formation. Furthermore, cloves prevent flatulence and bloating.EnglishEugenol, Anti-microbial, Antidiabetic, Clove bud, Clove essential oilhttps://journal.stenvironment.org/abstract?id=213References1619