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Market name丁子
Formal name丁子, 丁香
Japanese nameちょうじ, Chōji, ちょうこう, Chōkō
Latin nameCaryophylli Flos (JP), (CP)
English nameClove (JP), (CP)
Original plant nameSyzygium aromaticum Merr. et Perry (= Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb.), (Chōji)
Family nameMyrtaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification flos
Production area informationDemocratic Republic of Madagascar
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2020/7/3
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
RemarksJoint Usage / Research Center Project 2020
TMPW No.30658

The capital city, provincial capital city or the representative　　
location of its administrative area is indicated.　　
Production area information
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name丁子, Dingzi, Caryophylli Flos (JP18), (CP2020), Clove (JP18), (CP2020)
Synonyms丁香 (Dingxiang)
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Original plant nameSyzygium aromaticum Merrill et L.M. Perry (= Eugenia caryophyllata Thunberg), (Chōji)
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Family nameMyrtaceae
Used partflos
Quality for selectionGood Dingzi is enlarged and brick-red. It sinks under water. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an aromatic stomachic, Dingzi is applied for gastric weakness, vomiting, and abdominal pain. It is used as a bactericide, preservative and spice (gargle or tooth powder). At the same time, it is an important material for domestic medicine and clove oil.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Drugs for dispelling internal cold
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen, stomach, lung and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To warm the middle energizer and downbear counterflow, tonify the kidney and assist yang.
[Indications] Spleen-stomach deficiency cold; hiccup and vomiting; low appetite, vomiting and diarrhea; cold pain in the heart and abdomen, impotence caused by kidney deficiency.
Chemical constituentLipids
(*C1):
脂肪油/fatty oil

Sesquiterpenoids
(*C1):
alpha-Caryophyllene, beta-Caryophyllene, Humulene, Carophylla-4(12), 8(13)-dien-5beta-ol, Carophylla-3,8(13)-dien-5alpha-ol

Triterpenoids
(*C1):
Oleanolic acid, Methyl-2alpha-hydroxyoleanoate

Sterols
(*C1):
Stigmasterol, Sitosterol, Campesterolyglucoside

Phenylpropanoids
(*C1):
Eugenol, Acetyleugenol, Chavicol
(*C2):
Eugenol salicylate

Chromones
(*C1):
Eugenin, Eugenitin, Isoeugenitin, Isoeugenitol, Eugenoside I, Eugenoside II

Flavones & Flavonols
(*C1):
Kaempferol, Rhamnetin

Tannins
(*C1):
Eugeniin, 1-Desgalloyleugeniin, 2-Desgalloyleugeniin

Other aromatic compounds
(*C1):
Furfural

Phenol derivatives
Vanillin

Isoquinoline alkaloids
(*C1):
Higenamine

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Pharmacological effectSedation, transient decrease in blood pressure, uterine contraction, local anesthesia, antibacterial (clove oil, eugenol: Brucella, Mycobacterium avium, Trichophyton, Achorion, Inguinal Epidermophyton).
DNA sequenceTraditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
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DiseaseHiccup, Vomitting, Anorexia, Nausea, Diarrhea, Upper abdominal pain, Lower abdominal pain, Hernia, Leukorrhea
FormulationJidabokuippo, Chokoshiteito, Chokobukuryoto, Choburichuto, Nyoshinsan, Haikanpo
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 101-104.
C2) Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook,, pp263-264.
Last renewal date2023/03/23
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