Clove

Chinese Name	Dingxiang
Latin	Flos Caryophylli
English Name	Clove
Key Characteristics	Herb that warms the interior.
Source	Dried flower bud of Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Fam. Myrtaceae)
Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered	Acrid, warm; Spleen, Stomch, Lung, Kidney
Actions	To warm the middle-energizer, check adverse rise of stomach qi, and reinforce kidney and strengthen yang
Indications	Hiccuping, vomiting, poor appetite, diarrhea and epigastric and abdominal pain with cold sensation in the deficiency, cold syndrome of the spleen and stomach, impotence due to deficiency in the kidney, in addition, used for acute gastroenteritis, hepatitis B, morning sickness, ringworm of feet.
Precaution	It is forbidden to prescribe to those with the heat syndrome and yin deficiency. It is incompatible with Radix Curcumae
Chemical Composition	It contains volatile oil.