Ding Xiang - 丁香 - Flos Caryophylli - Clove

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Caryophylli Flos Syzygii Aromatici Gemma Eugeniae
Common English:	Clove Eugenia

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Warm	Kidney Spleen Stomach (Lung)	1-5g Powder: 0.5-1g Tincture: 0.25-2ml Essential Oil: 1-2 drops in a gel cap topped with Olive Oil 1-3g (Secondary source)

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Opens the Stomach, Regulates and descends Qi, Relieves pain, Warms the Middle Jiao

Stomach Cold with vomiting, hiccup, abdominal pain and diarrhea

Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea

Warms the Kidneys and assists Yang

Impotence or clear vaginal discharge from Cold in the Womb (usually accompanied by weak legs) due to Kidney Yang Deficiency

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rz. Pinelliae Preparata Zhi Ban Xia (Rz. Zingiberis Recens) (Sheng Jiang)	Calyx Kaki Shi Di Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Hb. Agastaches/Pogostemonis Huo Xiang
Abdominal pain and vomiting due to Stomach Cold.	Hiccup due to Deficiency Cold.	Morning sickness.
Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu	Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian (Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (Zhi Fu Zi)	Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
Vomiting, diarrhea, and anorexia due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.	Male impotence and female vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency.	Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu	Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye	Calyx Kaki Shi Di
Spleen Qi Deficiency.	Persistent uterine bleeding with an ice-cold sensation in the lower abdomen.	Stops hiccup and reduces vomiting due to Stomach Cold. Treats hiccup due to a combin-ation of Heat and Cold.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Or Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen	Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Sm. Myristicae Bai Dou Kou
Coldness and pain in the epigastric and abdominal regions.	Hiccup due to Deficiency Cold.	Diarrhea due to Deficiency Cold.

Its action resembles that of Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu, though it plays a greater role in treating reflux Qi.
According to some sources, it unblocks the pulse.
Male Clove Gong Mu Xiang has the stronger action.
Mother Clove Mu Dong Xiang descends Qi less forcefully, but its effects last longer, so it is often paired with Gong Ding Xiang for an effect that is both stronger and more lasting. Mu Ding Xiang also enters the Blood, invigorating it and inducing labor. Topically, it has been applied for Cold vagina.
For a long time it has been used in perfumes, incense and herbal formulas.
According to some sources, it treats parasites.
Cx. Caryophylli Ding Xiang Pi comes from the bark of the same plant and is used to dispel Cold and ease pain.
Applied topically as a tincture for fungal infections.