Absolute Aromas Clove Bud eugenia caryophyllata

Clove Bud eugenia caryophyllata 

Country of Origin: Madagascar

Botanical Name: Eugenia Caryophyllata 

Clove Bud is sweet, spicy and fruity and is good to reduce the pain of toothache and headaches. Clove bud is also used to invigorate and uplift. 

Cloves are often in Mulled wine and liqueurs to add a spicy note to the flavour!

Plant Family: Myrtaceae.

Method of Extraction: The oil is steam distilled from the buds.

This evergreen tree grows to a height of up to 15 meters. It has green leaves and red flowers. Green buds appear at the beginning of the rainy season and before they open, they are picked from the tree and left to dry in the sun. The tree has to be 5 years old before it can produce enough essential oil for extraction.  

There are three different oils obtained from the clove tree - leaf, bud and stem. Of these three, bud is the safest to use because it has the lowest Eugenol content, though it is still as high as 60-90%. Clove oil is used extensively in perfumes, cosmetics and dental preparations.