Eugenol Other names: Clove oil

Chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₂O₂  Molecular mass: 164.201 g/mol  PubChem compound: 3314

Active ingredient description

Eugenol is an aromatic oil extracted from cloves that is used widely as a flavoring for foods and teas and as an herbal oil used topically to treat toothache and more rarely to be taken orally to treat gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N01BX Other local anesthetics N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01B Anesthetics, local
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 97-53-0
DrugBank Drug: DB09086
PubChem Compound: 3314
RxNorm Ingredient: 4186
SNOMED-CT Concept: 255924000
Eugenol (substance)
UNII Identifier: 3T8H1794QW
EUGENOL

Medicines

Eugenol is an active ingredient of these brands:

Cyprus (CY)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Lithuania (LT)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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