Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. PerrySynonyms: Eugenia aromatica (L.) Baill., Caryophyllus aromaticus L., Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb., Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.), Bullock & S. G. Harrison, Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.) Bull. & Harr.
Family: Myrtaceae
Other vernacular names
Arabic: قرنفل,laung, qaranful, Qaranful, Habahan
Assami: লংBengali: লবঙ্গ lavanga
Chinese: 丁香, Ting-hsiang
Deutsch: Gewürznelke, Kruidnagel
English: cloves
Finnish - Mausteneilikka
French: Giroflier, Clou de girofle
Georgian: მიხაკის_ხე
German – Gewürznelke, Gewürznelkenbaum
Gujarati - Lavang
Hindi: लौंग laumg, lavamg
Indonesian: Cengkih, Kembang lawang
Italian - Chiodi di garofano, Garofano
Javanese - Chengkeh, Choji
Malay - Bunga cengkih
Kannada: ಲವಂಗ lavanga
Malayalam: കരയാമ്പൂ karayampu, grampu, karampu,
Marathi: लवंग, lavang
Mizoram:lawngpar
Oriya - Labang
Persian: mekhak
Portuguese: Cravo-da-índia
Russian - Gvozdika, Clavo, Raja
Sanskrit: bhadrasriya, devakusuma, devapuspa, haricandana, karampu, lavanga, lavangaka, लवङ्गम् lavangam, varala
Swedish - Kryddnejlika
Siddha / Tamil: கிராம்பு kiraampu, அஞ்சுகம், சோசம், கிராம்பு, திராளி, இலவங்கம்
Telugu:lavangamu, లవంగము
Thai: Kaan phlûu (Garn ploo)
Tibetan (1) li si
Urdu (3) laung, lavang, qaranful (laung)
Vietnamese - Ðinh hu’o’ng
West Indian - Klujooff
Some more vernacular names: Benefundi, choji, choko, chouji, choukou, clavero, clavo de olor, clous de girofle, clove, cloves, colve, ding huong, dingxiang, flores caryophylli, Gewürznelken, girofle, giroflier, glove, gurunful, harilik negipuu, kaan phluu, kaan pluu, kade, kanumfari, karafwu, karanho, kau-phlu, konofuru, koronfol, lauang, laung,lawang, Nägelein, osaragbogo-eze, qaranfal, qoranful, qronfel, szegfüszeg, ud-nuwwar
Ayurvedic uses: Amlapitta, Swasa, Chardi, Adhmana, Hikka, Kasa, Kshya, Trishna, Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial. Flower buds—antiemetic, stimulant, carminative. Used in dyspepsia, gastric irritation. Oil—employed as a local analgesic for hypersensitive dentlines and carious cavaties; internally as a carminative and antispasmodic.
Stem and Flower: Infusion of the shoots and the unopened, dried flower buds (cloves) is used for an excitant in French Guiana. Flower: Cloves often used in medicinal infusions in Surinam.
Siddha Uses: Kazhicchal, Pasiyinmai, Pal vali, Vaanthi, Pittamayakkam
Unani uses: Bakhrul Fam, Waj-ul-Asnam, Zof-e-Meda, Zof-e-Kabid, Sue-Hazm, Nafkh-e-Shikam Qulanj
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