I-eugenol ibonakaliswe ukuba ine-antibacterial, i-antifungal, i-antioxidant kunye nomsebenzi we-antineoplastic. Ioyile ze-clove eziquka i-eugenol ziye zabanga ukuba zinee-anesthetic zasekhaya ezithambileyo kunye nemisebenzi yokubulala iintsholongwane kwaye ngaphambili bezisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kunyango lwamazinyo.