Symptom → Plant Sources
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) as a tool for helping with Wounds
inferred from antimicrobial action
3 sources supporting Clove for Wounds. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's antimicrobial action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) essential oil covers its extraction, chemical composition (eugenol-rich), food applications and bioactivities for human health, including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
This review of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) summarises its traditional uses and bioactive constituents (eugenol, beta-caryophyllene, flavonoids) and its pharmacological activities — antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidiabetic and anticancer — together with toxicological data.
This review examines the molecular basis of the therapeutic potential of clove (Syzygium aromaticum), focusing on the anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of its constituents and their possible relevance to antiviral applications.
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) extracts showed potent in vitro anticandidal activity against Candida strains causing vaginal candidiasis, supporting the antimicrobial and antifungal use of clove.
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) essential oil, both unencapsulated and encapsulated, showed strong antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria and antioxidant activity, characterising clove EO as a natural antimicrobial and antioxidant agent.