Cloves are the fruit of a tree indigenous to Indonesia. In addition to their culinary uses, cloves have mild analgesic properties and oil of clove has long been used in dentistry as a treatment for toothache.     

Important Phytochemicals 

Antioxidants: β-caryophyllene, ellagic acid, eugenol, eugenol acetate, hyperoside, isoeugenol, isoquercitrin, kaempferol, methyl eugenol, myricetin, oleanolic acid, pedunculagin, procyanidin, quercetin, rhamnetin
Others: Eugenin, eugenyl acetate, syringic acid    

Medicinal Properties 

Cloves are loaded with many highly effective antioxidants including procyanidin and quercetin. There is also evidence that eugenol and eugenol acetate inhibit platelet aggregation and thus protect against heart attack and thrombotic strokes.