New to this? Read about Four Natures & Five Flavors and Channel Tropism

HerbCaryophylli Flos

丁香

Dīng Xiāng

Clove

The dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae). Enters the Spleen, Stomach, Lung, and Kidney channels. Pungent, warm, and aromatic, it excels at warming the center and directing counterflow downward to stop hiccup. A key herb for hiccup due to Stomach cold.

Actions · 功效

温中降逆Warm the center and direct counterflow downward
暖肾助阳Warm the Kidney and assist yang
止呕止呃Stop vomiting and stop hiccup

Indications · 主治

胃寒呕吐呃逆Vomiting and hiccup due to Stomach cold
脘腹冷痛Cold pain of the epigastrium and abdomen
肾阳不足，阳痿宫冷Kidney yang insufficiency with impotence and cold uterus

Dosage · 用量

Per day · decoction · non-pregnant adult

1–3 g

畏郁金（十九畏）

Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Yaoxinglun (Treatise on the Properties of Drugs)
[2]Rihuazi Bencao (Rihuazi Materia Medica)

Permalink · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cite this entry

@misc{bencaodian-ding-xiang,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Dīng Xiāng 丁香 (Clove) — Caryophylli Flos},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/ding-xiang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

Permalink is fixed

@misc{bencaodian-ding-xiang, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Dīng Xiāng 丁香 (Clove) — Caryophylli Flos}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/ding-xiang}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }