1. Names:

Sanskrit:	Shriisanjnan, Lavanga		Enlarge photo
English:	Clove
Botanical:	Syzygium aromaticum
Hindi:	Lavang, Laung
Telugu:	Lavnagamu, Lavangalu
Common names:	Urdu Loung Tamil: Graambu, Krambu, Karambu, Marathi: Lavang Malayalam: Grampu, Krambu, Lavanga Kannada: Krambu, Lavanga Hindi Laung, Lavang, Gujarati: Lavang German: Nelke, Gewürznelke Bengali: Lavanga, Labango
Family name:	Myrtaceae

2. Parts used:

• Flower buds

3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:

• Rasa: Spicy and sweet.
• Veerya: Ushna veerya.
• Vipaka: Katu.

4. Uses:

(Medicinal)

• It is carminative, aromatic, antispasmodic, expectorant and stimulant in nature when take internally.
• Externally it is rubefacient, local anaesthetic and antiseptic.
• Stimulates and raises blood pressure, skin, salivary glands, kidneys, liver and bronchial mucous membranes.
• Good for digestion.
• It clears gastric and intestinal disorders.
• It helps in the case of spasm.
• When applied as paste it relives head ache, coryza.
• If we take orally it acts like oral antiseptic and stimulant to the throat.
• Soothens throat.
• It is used in combination with sugar to promote expectoration from the lungs.

5. Names due to Physical properties:

• Surabhi valkala: With good smell.

6. Names due to Medical properties:

• Balya: Gives strength.

7. Reference:

Vasthu guna deepika, Vasthu guna prakashika, Chakradatta, Susrutam, Basabarajeezam, Bhavaprakashika, Vangacena, Charakasamhita, Vagvatamu, Hareetasamhita, Srijanakalpavalli.

8. Caution:

Adverse reactions: In large doses, it is an irritant.

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