CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is a well-known medicinal plant used for diarrhea, digestive disorders, or in antiseptics in Korea. 
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum (/sɪˈzɪdʒiːəm ˌærəˈmætɪkəm/).

CAS Number: 84961-50-2
EC Number: 284-638-7
Chem/IUPAC Name: Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Clove, Eugenia caryophyllata, Myrtaceae
Botanical Name: Eugenia Caryophyllata

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Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is an extract of the dried flower buds of theclove, Eugenia caryophyllus.
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract has been shown to possess antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties.

Combined testing approach to evaluate the antifungal efficiency of Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract for potential application in wood conservation
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is a well-known medicinal plant used for diarrhea, digestive disorders, or in antiseptics in Korea. 
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is the main active ingredient of clove and has been chosen as a marker compound for the chemical evaluation or QC of clove.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum (/sɪˈzɪdʒiːəm ˌærəˈmætɪkəm/).
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is available throughout the year owing to different harvest seasons across various countries.
The clove tree is an evergreen that grows up to 8–12 metres (26–39 ft) tall, with large leaves and crimson flowers grouped in terminal clusters. 

The flower buds initially have a pale hue, gradually turn green, then transition to a bright red when ready for harvest. 
Cloves are harvested at 1.5–2 centimetres (5⁄8–3⁄4 in) long, and consist of a long calyx that terminates in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals that form a small central ball.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract stalks are slender stems of the inflorescence axis that show opposite decussate branching. 
Externally, they are brownish, rough, and irregularly wrinkled longitudinally with short fracture and dry, woody texture. 
Mother cloves (anthophylli) are the ripe fruits of cloves that are ovoid, brown berries, unilocular and one-seeded. 

Blown cloves are expanded flowers from which both corollae and stamens have been detached. 
Exhausted Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract has most or all the oil removed by distillation. 
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract yield no oil and are darker in color.

USES and APPLICATIONS of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract may be used to inhibit mold growth on various types of foods.
In addition to these non-culinary uses of clove, Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract can be used to protect wood in a system for cultural heritage conservation, and showed the efficacy of clove essential oil to be higher than a boron-based wood preservative.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract can be used to make a fragrant pomander when combined with an orange. 
When given as a gift in Victorian England, such a pomander indicated warmth of feeling
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is used in traditional medicine as an essential oil, which is used as an anodyne (analgesic) mainly for dental emergencies and other disorders.

There is evidence that Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract containing eugenol is effective for toothache pain and other types of pain, and one review reported the efficacy of eugenol combined with zinc oxide as an analgesic for alveolar osteitis.
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract may prevent the growth of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria which is often present in a root canal treatment failure.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is used in the cuisine of Asian, African, Mediterranean, and the Near and Middle East countries, lending flavor to meats (such as baked ham), curries, and marinades, as well as fruit (such as apples, pears, and rhubarb). 
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract may be used to give aromatic and flavor qualities to hot beverages, often combined with other ingredients such as lemon and sugar. 

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is a common element in spice blends (as part of the Malay rempah empat beradik –"four sibling spices"– besides cinnamon, cardamom and star anise for example), including pumpkin pie spice and speculaas spices.
In Mexican cuisine, Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is best known as clavos de olor, and often accompany cumin and cinnamon.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is also used in Peruvian cuisine, in a wide variety of dishes such as carapulcra and arroz con leche.
A major component of Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract's taste is imparted by the chemical eugenol, and the quantity of the spice required is typically small. 

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract pairs well with cinnamon, allspice, vanilla, red wine, basil, onion, citrus peel, star anise, and peppercorns.
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring, or fragrance in consumer products, such as toothpaste, soaps, or cosmetics.

-Non-culinary uses of Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract:
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract is often added to betel quids to enhance aroma while chewing.
The spice is used in a type of cigarette called kretek in Indonesia.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract cigarettes were smoked throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. 
Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract cigarettes are currently classified in the United States as cigars, the result of a ban on flavored cigarettes in September 2009.

WHAT DOES CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT DO IN A FORMULATION?
*Astringent
*Masking
*Oral care
*Tonic

ETYMOLOGY OF CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
The word clove, first used in English in the 15th century, derives via Middle English clow of gilofer, Anglo-French clowes de gilofre and Old French clou de girofle, from the Latin word clavus "nail".
The related English word gillyflower, originally meaning "clove", derives via said Old French girofle and Latin caryophyllon, from the Greek karyophyllon "clove", literally "nut leaf".

HISTORY OF CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
Until the colonial era, Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract only grew on a few islands in the Moluccas (historically called the Spice Islands), including Bacan, Makian, Moti, Ternate, and Tidore.

Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract was first traded by the Austronesian peoples in the Austronesian maritime trade network (which began around 1500 BC, later becoming the Maritime Silk Road and part of the Spice Trade).
The first notable example of modern Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract farming developed on the east coast of Madagascar, and is cultivated in three separate ways, a monoculture, agricultural parklands, and agroforestry systems.

Archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati found Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract in Terqa, Syria, in a burned-down house which was dated to 1720 BC during the kingdom of Khana. 
This was the first evidence of Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract being used in the west before Roman times. 

The discovery was first reported in 1978.
They reached Rome by the first century AD.
Other archeological finds of Clove (Eugenia Caryophyllata) Extract include: 

At the Batujaya site, a single clove was found in a waterlogged layer dating to between the 100s BC to 200s BC corresponding to the Buni culture phase of this site.
A study at the site of Óc Eo in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam found starch grains of cloves on stone implements used in food processing. 

This site was occupied from the first to eighth century BC, and was a trading center for the kingdom of Funnan.
Two cloves were found during archaeological excavations at the Sri Lankan city of Mantai dated to around 900–1100 AD.
Cloves are mentioned in the Ramayana.

Cloves are also mentioned in the Charaka Samhita. 
One of the earliest examples of literary evidence of cloves in China is from the book the Han Guan Yi (Etiquettes of the Officialdom of the Han Dynasty, dating to around 200 BC). 

The book states a rule that ministers should suck cloves to sweeten their breath before speaking to the emperor.
From Chinese records during the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279 AD) cloves were primarily imported by private ventures, called Merchant Shipping Offices, who bought goods from middlemen in the Austronesian polities of Java, Srivijaya, Champa, and Butuan. 
During the Yuan dynasty (1271 to 1368 AD) Chinese merchants began sending ships directly to the Moluccas to trade for cloves, and other spices

PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL PROPERTIES of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
CAS Number: 84961-50-2
Chem/IUPAC Name: Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Clove, Eugenia caryophyllata, Myrtaceae
EINECS/ELINCS No: 284-638-7
COSING REF No: 76054
CAS Number: 84961-50-2
EC Number: 284-638-7
Appearance: Brownish-yellow to dark brown liquid or powder
Density: Approximately 1.0 - 1.1 g/cm³
Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and oils, slightly soluble in water
pH: Typically ranges from 5.0 to 6.0
Viscosity: Varies based on concentration
Extraction Method: Steam distillation or solvent extraction 

FIRST AID MEASURES of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
-Description of first-aid measures
*General advice:
Show this material safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.
*If inhaled:
After inhalation: 
Fresh air.
*In case of skin contact: 
Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. 
Rinse skin with
water/ shower.
*In case of eye contact:
After eye contact: 
Rinse out with plenty of water. 
Call in ophthalmologist. 
Remove contact lenses.
*If swallowed:
After swallowing: 
Immediately make victim drink water (two glasses at most). 
Consult a physician.
-Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed.
No data available

 
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
-Environmental precautions:
Do not let product enter drains.
-Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up:
Cover drains. 
Collect, bind, and pump off spills. 
Observe possible material restrictions. 
Take up dry. 
Dispose of properly. 
Clean up affected area.

FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
-Extinguishing media:
*Suitable extinguishing media:
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 
Foam 
Dry powder
*Unsuitable extinguishing media:
For this substance/mixture no limitations of extinguishing agents are given.
-Further information:
Prevent fire extinguishing water from contaminating surface water or the ground water system.

EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
-Control parameters:
--Ingredients with workplace control parameters:
-Exposure controls:
--Personal protective equipment:
*Eye/face protection:
Use equipment for eye protection. 
Safety glasses
*Body Protection:
protective clothing
*Respiratory protection:
Recommended Filter type: Filter A 
-Control of environmental exposure:
Do not let product enter drains.

HANDLING and STORAGE of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
-Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:
*Storage conditions:
Tightly closed. 
Dry.

STABILITY and REACTIVITY of CLOVE (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA) EXTRACT:
-Chemical stability:
The product is chemically stable under standard ambient conditions (room temperature) .
-Possibility of hazardous reactions:
No data available