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[[File:The flowers of clove tree in Pemba island.JPG|thumb|right|''Lavanga'', ''Syzygium aromaticum'']]'''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum. Cultivated in many parts of the world and also to a considerable extent in South India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>==Common names=={{stubCommon names|sa=Devapushpa|en=Clove|gu=Lavang, Laving|hi=Lavanga, Laung|kn=Lavanga|ks=Rung|ml=Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu|mr=Lavang|pa=Laung, Long|ta=Kirambu, Lavangam|te=Lavangalu}} ==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.===Dravya======Rasa===Tikta, Katu (Pungent)===Guna===Laghu, Teekshna===Veerya===Sheeta===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Shoolahara, [[Deepana]], Kaasahara, Kaphapittashamaka, Paacana, Rucya ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Shrub or small tree}} ==Identification== ===Leaf==={{Leaf|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. }}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|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==={{Fruit|Berry|Dark purple||}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate== ===Season to grow=== ===Soil type=== ===Propagation=== ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Syzygium aromaticum on tree.jpgFile:Syzygium aromaticum kz2.jpgFile:Syzygium aromaticum1.jpg
==References==
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 110.</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N. SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"</ref>
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==External Links==
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
