| By, Sonya Tran 
Cloves are actually the dried buds of a clove tree.
The clove is an evergreen tree that is 15 to 30 feet tall and is native to the
Philippines, India, Sumatra, Jamaica, the West Indies and Brazil. The
leaves of the clove tree are more than 5 inches long and its flowers are red and
white and bell-shaped. The active component of cloves that is
predominantly used in alternative and complementary medicine is eugenol oil.
Biologic names: Caryophyllus aromaticus, Syzygium
aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllata
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