How to Take Clove oil and it's Dose

Last Updated on Apr 25, 2023

• Adults, the elderly and children over 2 years old can use clove oil for dental pain by applying a small amount on a cotton bud directly on the tooth cavity as required.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

• Clove essential oil is generally regarded as a safe (GRAS) substance if used / consumed below the concentrations of 1500 mg/kg.
• The World Heatlth Organization (WHO) has established the daily acceptable quantity of clove per day as 2.5 mg/kg of weight in humans.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

• Clove oil is contraindicated in people who are hypersensitive to clove oil or eugenol.
• Clove oil should not be used while teething.

Drug Name : Clove oil

Clove oil has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in dentistry as an analgesic (for relief of dental pain), for its use in dental cements, as a fragrance in aromatherapy oils, in transdermal drug delivery systems and in food as a flavoring agent