Oil of clove

[5] There are three types of clove oil:[5] Distilled clove oil from buds contains mixed phytochemicals, including as main constituents phenylpropanoids (primarily eugenol), carvacrol, thymol, and cinnamaldehyde, with smaller quantities of polyphenols, carbohydrates, lipids, oleanolic acid, and rhamnetin.

[1] Clove oil is toxic in anything other than small therapeutic doses,[1] and several cases of acute liver and kidney damage have been reported, principally in children.

[1] Particularly in South Korea and India, eugenol, an aromatic compound extracted from clove oil, is used in alternative medicine to relieve toothache.

[citation needed] Clove oil is commonly used to anesthetize or euthanize laboratory or pet fish.

[9][10] In Germany, Commission E permits the sale and administration of clove oil for use in alternative medicine.