Minyak cengkeh (Eugenia aromatica) dapat dihasilkan dari penyulingan serbuk kuntum cengkeh kering (clove oil), serbuk tangkai kuntum cengkeh (clove stem oil), dan daun cengkeh kering (clove leaf oil).
Tanaman cengkeh dapat tumbuh dengan baik di daerah beriklim tropis.
Minyak cengkeh banyak dimanfaatkan oleh dokter gigi sebagai penghilang rasa sakit. Selain itu, tanaman ini juga digunakan dalam industri farmasi, penyedap masakan, dan wewangian.
Sifat kimiawi dan efek farmakologis dari cengkeh adalah hangat, rasanya tajam, aromatik, berhasiat sebagai perangsang (stimulan), antiseptik, peluruh kentut (icarminative), anestetik lokal, menghilangkan kolik, dan obat batuk. Kandungan kimia pada cengkeh adalah karbohidrat, kalsium, fosfor, zat besi, vitamin B1, lemak, protein, dan eugenol.
Sebagai obat tradisional cengkeh memiliki khasiat mengatasi sakit gigi, sinusitis, mual dan muntah, kembung, masuk angin, sakit kepala, radang lambung, batuk, terlambat haid, rematik, campak, dan lain-lain.
Mengatasi sakit gigi, gigi yang berlubang disumbat dengan kapas yang telah diteteskan dengan minyak cengkeh. Atau, 10 butir cengkeh disangrai sampai halus, lalu digiling halus, dimasukkan pada lubang gigi secukupnya, lalu ditutup dengan kapas. Lakukan dua kali sehari.
Menghilangkan bau mulut :
10 butir cengkeh dicuci lalu diseduh dengan 200 cc air panas, diamkan selama lima menit. Kemudian, disaring dan airnya dipakai untuk kumur-kumur, lakukan setiap hari secara rutin.
Mengatasi sinusitis :
cengkeh secukupnya dikeringkan, digiling sampai menjadi bubuk, lalu ditiupkan ke hidung dengan menggunakan sedotan dengan ukuran secukupnya. Sebagai obat mual, 10 butir cengkeh, 20 gram asam jawa, dan gula aren secukupnya direbus dengan 400 cc air sampai tersisa 200 cc. Kemudian ramuan disaring dan diminum selagi hangat untuk dua kali sehari, setiap kali minum sebanyak 100 cc.
Mengatasi kembung :
10 butir cengkeh diseduh dengan air panas lalu diminum sebagai teh. Atau, 5 sampai 10 butir cengkeh dimasukkan pada buah pir yang dilubangi dan dibungkus dengna kertas aluminium foil lalu dibakar hingga matang. Setelah matang, cengkehnya dibuang dan pirnya dimakan.
Obat masuk angin :
10 tetes minyak cengkeh diseduh dengan 50 cc air panas, tambahkan madu secukupnya, diaduk sampai merata lalu diminum selagi hangat. Lakukan 2 sampai 3 kali sehari. Obat sakit kepala, 5 butir cengkeh, 5 gram kayu manis, 5 gram biji pala, dan 5 butir merica dihaluskan hingga menjadi bubuk lalu diseduh dengan 100 cc air panas, kemudian diminum.
5 butir cengkeh, 5 gram kayu manis, 5 gram biji pala, dan 5 butir kapulaga, 15 gram kulit jeruk mandarin, 150 gram lobak, labu parang secukupnya, direbus dengan 1000 cc air panas kemudian diminum.
10 butir cengkeh, 10 lembar daun sirih, 5 lembar daun tapak liman, 3 butir kapulaga, 2 jari kayu manis, dan gula aren secukupnya direbus dengan 800 cc air hingga tersisa 400 cc, disaring lalu diminum 2 kali sehari, setiap kali minum sebanyak 200 cc.
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