Common Name:- Clove
Botanical Name:- Eugenia caryophyllata
Family Name:- MYRTACEAE Myrtle family
Parts Uses:- flower buds

Clove oil for tooth pain. Oil of cloves is is the principal form of clove used medicinally. Clove oil is virtually pure eugenol, a powerful, multifaceted phytochemical that numbs pain and kills bacteria and fungi. Cloves antibacterial power in employed to treat colds, dental abscesses, gum disease, earache and arthritis pain. Oil of cloves kills bacteria that can cause food poisoning, and is uses in treating viral infections.

The use of Clove oil has been passed down generation to generation to relieve pain from toothache and dental treatment, and has come to the rescue of many who could not get a timely dentist appointment. Avoid Clove oil ,however, in treating pain due to root canal work, since it may cause inflammation.