Clove Bud Essential Oil

Clove bud essential oil has long been regarded for its glossy flushing green leaves and pink beautiful buds. This evergreen tree gives rise to beautiful and needless to say exotic red petals with purple berries. The clove bud oil is distilled from its flowery buds to produce large quantities of oil.

Clove means nail in Latin. The head and its shaft resemble the body of an iron nail. Cloves were the most prized spices along with nutmeg in the 16th century. Today Indians still use it to date and add it to their food items for taste. It is believed that locals in Penang did not suffer from any epidemics till the 16th century but when the Dutch rulers arrived, they destroyed the entire forest of clove trees which were widespread on the island. After this, thousands and thousands of people died. Folklore attributes clove to being of great medicinal value. It is also thought that clove bares a lot of resemblance to the tea trees in several respects.

The botanical name of the plant is Eugenia Caroyphyllus and it is of glossy brown color. The plant grows up to be 12 meters tall. The long buds are seen once the monsoon starts. These changes color with time and are beaten off the trees and dried later on.