Botanical Name: Syzgium aromaticum (Eugenia Carophyllata)

Clove — The Dentist's Oil
Eugenol, the primary compound in clove essential oil, has been used in dentistry for over 150 years. It remains a standard ingredient in dental cements, root canal sealers, and emergency toothache preparations used in dental surgeries worldwide. Synthetic eugenol is now manufactured at industrial scale for pharmaceutical and dental use — but every dentist who reaches for zinc oxide eugenol paste is working with chemistry that originated in a clove bud.

Plant Part: Buds

Extraction Method: Water Distillation

Country of Origin: Indonesia

Middle Note

Caution: Highly toxic.  Do not use if pregnant.