Botanical Name: Syzygium aromaticum L
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Description: Clove Leaf Essential Oil is derived from the Syzygium
aromaticum plant. It is a slender evergreen that grows up to 12 meters in
height (approximately 36 feet). At the start of the rainy season, long buds
appear. They change color over time and are beaten from the trees and dried.
These are the cloves sold commercially.
Aromatic Scent: Spicy floral scent resembling the smell of carnation with
light smoky odor
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Common Uses: The leaf of this evergreen, indigenous to Southeast Asia,
has a long history as being beneficial for skin irritations and digestion, and
to counter bad breath. It is often substituted for Clove Bud in soap and candle
manufacturing.
History: The word Clove comes from the Latin word clavus, meaning
nail, since the shaft and head of the clove bud resembles an ancient nail.
Cloves and nutmeg were among the most precious of spices of Europe of the 16th
and 17th centuries, and were worth more than their weight in gold.
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