Syzygium aromaticum - Lavanga

Lavanga, Syzygium aromaticum

Lavanga is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & L.M. Perry Syn. Eugenia aromatica Kuntze, Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Fam. Myrtaceae), a tree. cultivated in many parts of the. world and also to a considerable extent in South India flower buds collected twice a year, In the months of October and February when they change colour from green to crimson, dried carefully and separated from their peduncles.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Lavanga
Hindi	Lavanga, Laung
Malayalam	Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu
Tamil	Kirambu, Lavangam
Telugu	Lavangalu
Marathi	Lavang
Gujarathi	Lavang, Laving
Punjabi	Laung, Long
Kashmiri	Rung
Sanskrit	Devapushpa
English	Clove

Chemical Composition

Essential oils (eugenalacetate and caryophyllene).

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Tikta, Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu, Teekshna

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Shoolahara, Deepana, Kaasahara, Kaphapittashamaka, Paacana, Rucya

Habit

Shrub or small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	cymes	Pale yellow	10	calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Berry	Dark purple			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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External Links

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