clove

is a scented dried flower bud from the family tree of the Myrtaceae. Clove is a native plant of Indonesia, widely used as a spice in spicy cuisine in European countries, and as a main ingredient of Indonesian clove cigarettes. Cloves are grown mainly in Indonesia (Banda Islands) and Madagascar; it is also cultivated in Zanzibar, India and Sri Lanka.

In cloves, the compounds contained in the form of essential oils (eugenol, caryophyllene, furfural, vanillin, methyl salicylate, pyrocatechol, methyl ketone, & valeric aldehydes, eugenin, isoeugenitol, isoeugenitin, eugenitin, pyrocatechol, methyl ketone, & valeric aldehydes, eugenin, isoeugenitol, isoeugenitin, eugenitin, tanninose, cytolytic, resinsol, mucinolucine, resins, mice , pinene, oleanolic acid, & fixed oil Eugenol is the main bioactive compound of cloves, and there are 9381-14650 mg / 100 g of cloves. [7] Besides eugenol, there are also isoeugenol in cloves. Isoeugenol is a pale yellow oil liquid extracted from clove and cinnamon oil. Isoeugenol is hydrophobic and is soluble in organic solvents. Isoeugenol has a pungent aroma and clove taste. Isoeugenol is made from eugenol through a heating process. Eugenol is used in perfumes, flavorings, essential oils and in medicine (local antiseptics and analgesics), while the production of isoeugenol can be used for the manufacture of vanillin. Eugenol derivatives or methoxyphenol derivatives in broader classification are used in fragrances and flavorings. Eugenol derivative compounds are used in the manufacture of insect-repellent products and UV absorbers, analgesics, biocides and antiseptics. Isoeugenol is also used in making stabilizers and antioxidants for plastics and rubber. Isoeugenol is used in the manufacture of perfumes, flavorings, essential oils (odor descriptions: Cloves, spicy, sweet, woody) and in medicine (local antiseptics and analgesics) and vanillin.