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The Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden sank in June 1495 near Ronneby, Sweden. This shipwreck represents the earliest known example of macro-botanical cloves found in northwest Europe.
The earliest known use of cloves in the west was found in Terqa, Syria, dating back to 1720 BC. This discovery was reported in 1978 by archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati.
The Dutch Physician Pieter Van Foreest documented multiple recipes for embalming that included cloves. These recipes were used by his fellow physicians Spierinck and Goethals.
Pierre Poivre stole seedlings from a clove tree named Afo in 1770. Experts believe the tree named Afo is the oldest in the world and may be 350 to 400 years old.
Eugenol comprises 72 to 90 percent of the essential oil extracted from cloves. This compound is responsible for the clove's distinctive scent and its ability to inhibit mold growth on various types of food.
Clove cigarettes were classified in the United States as cigars following a ban on flavored cigarettes in September 2009. These clove cigarettes were known as kretek and were smoked throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States.