Clove oil is an essential oil extracted from the clove plant, Syzygium aromaticum. Clove is often found in the aromatherapy section of health food stores, and is used in the flavouring of some medicines. Madagascar and Indonesia are the main producers of clove oil
There are three types of clove oil: This oil, bud oil is water distilled from the dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum cultivated in Madagascar, Zanzibar and Comoro. It consists of 60–90% eugenol, acetyl eugenol, caryophyllene and other minor constituents.
Leaf oil is derived from the leaves of S. aromaticum. It consists of 82–88% eugenol with little or no eugenyl acetate, and minor constituents.
Stem oil is derived from the twigs of S. aromaticum. It consists of 90–95% eugenol, with other minor constituents.