I-eugenol iboniswe ukuthi inomsebenzi we-antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant kanye ne-antineoplastic. Amafutha e-clove okuhlanganisa ne-eugenol kuye kwathiwa anemisebenzi ethambile yasendaweni yokubulala izinzwa kanye ne-antiseptic futhi phambilini ayevame ukusetshenziswa kudokotela wamazinyo.