Cloves are the aromatic dried unopened whole flower buds of Eugenia caryophyllus C.
Sprengel/Bullock and impart a strongly aromatic fragrance along with a fiery taste.
Cloves are used in a variety of food preparations as well as in Ayurvedic / Chinese medicine, and dentistry where the essential oil (extracted from the clover leaf) is used as a painkiller for dental emergencies.
