Lavanga

Botanical Name

Syzygium Aromaticum

Family

Myrtaceae

Sanskrit

Bhadrasriya, Devapushpa, Divyagandha

English

Cloves

Hindi

Laung, Lavang

Kannada

Lavanga

Malayalam

Grambu

Telugu

Karavulu, Lavangamu

Tamil

Kirambu

Marathi

Lavang

Distribution

Found in many asian islands. In india cultivated mainly in kerala and tamilnadu

Parts Used

Floral Bud, Clove Oil

Dose

Churna:1-2gm, Oil: 1-3 Drops

Chemical Constituents

Polyoxygenated chromone, eugenol, naphthalene, ß caryophyllene, methyl alcohol , methyl benzoate, etc.

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu , Snigdha

Taste (Rasa)

Tikta, Katu

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Shita

Impact (Prabhava)

Chedana, Netrya

Pharmacological Action

  • Anti fungal ,anti microbial: this property makes this a good fungicidal.
  • Anti carcinogenic: it kills certain cancerous cells in the body.
  • Anti pyretic: helps in relieving body temperature and curing if any inflammation if present.
  • Anti oxidant: helps in slowering the ageing process.
  • It is a good expectorant thus relieving productive cough.
  • It is a good blood purifier thus helps in curing skin diseases.

Therapeutic Uses

  • Clove buds are chewed in cases of tooth ache and its infection.
  • For certain skin diseases it is applied externally.
  • Clove oil is given internally for digestive disorders.
  • Lavanga taila is applied externally in rheumatoid arthritis.

Some of the common formulations

  • Avipathikara churna
  • Lavangadi vati
  • Khadiradi vati
  • Babbularishta
  • Eladi churna
  • Irimedadi taila
  • Karpuradi churna
  • Lavangadi vati etc