PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Monika Mittal, Nomita Gupta, Palak Parashar, Varsha Mehra, Manisha Khatri
Abstract
Medicinal plants are generating an ever-increasing amount of interest due to the effectiveness, low cost and minimal side-effects associated with drugs derived from them. Clove ( Syzygium aromaticum (L.) (Family Myrtaceae ) is one of the most important herbs in traditional medicine, having a wide spectrum of biological activity. Phytoconstituents of clove comprise of various classes and groups of chemical compounds such as monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, phenolics and hydrocarbon compounds. The major phytochemicals found in clove oil is mainly eugenol (70-85%) followed by eugenyl acetate (15%) and β-caryophyllene (5–12%). Their derivatives result in biological benefits such as antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic capacities. In addition to clove oil’s worldwide use as a food flavoring agent, it has also been employed for centuries as a topical analgesic in dentistry. This review presents an overview and details of the phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on the S. aromaticum .
Extracted Claims
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clove oil has biological benefits such as antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic capacities
“Their derivatives result in biological benefits such as antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic capacities”
clove oil is used as a topical analgesic in dentistry
“it has also been employed for centuries as a topical analgesic in dentistry”
eugenyl acetate is a component of clove oil
“The major phytochemicals found in clove oil is mainly eugenol (70-85%) followed by eugenyl acetate (15%)”