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Limited evidence supports clove mouthwash for pneumonia prevention in ventilated patients; other traditional uses lack strong scientific backing.
Benefits
- Antioxidant
- antimicrobial
- anti-inflammatory
- may help decrease pain and fight infections
- supports immune system.
Key compounds
Eugenoleugenol acetategallic acidpolyphenolic compounds
May help with
- Used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
- traditionally for toothache
- dental pain
- hangover
- indigestion
- and as a food preservative.
Best for these goals
Antioxidantantimicrobialanti-inflammatorymay help decrease pain and fight infectionssupports immune system.
How to use it
Spice, mouthwashes, gels, creams, oils
Evidence level
Limited
Cautions & interactions
Clove oil is unsafe orally for children due to seizure and liver damage risk. Avoid in bleeding disorders, before surgery, and use caution with diabetes. Pregnancy/breastfeeding: stick to food amounts. | Interactions: May interact with medications changed by the liver (CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP3A4 substrates), antidiabetes drugs, and anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs. Ibuprofen absorption may increase with topical clove oil.
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