Introduction: The administration of iodinated contrast medium is extensive in various imaging techniques including coronary angiography. Objectives: The present investigation was designed to examine the ameliorative effect of clove buds (Syzygium aromaticum) on contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in rats Materials and Methods: Forty male Wistar rats with a mean body weight of 200-250 g were studied. Rats randomly assigned into four groups, 10 rats for each; Group 1; normal rats (control group; sham group); they did not receive any drugs. Group 2; rats were received 10 mL/kg as a single dose of iodixanol (contrast media) by intravenous (IV) injection. Group 3; rats received 10 mg/kg clove by intraperitoneal (IP) injection for three days, while in day forth, they received a single dose of iodixanol (10 mL/kg). Group 4; rats of this group first received a single dose of iodixanol (10 mL/ kg). Then rats treated by clove (10 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal (IP) injection for three days (days 2, 3 and 4th). Kidney sections were examined for degeneration, flattening, and necrosis of renal tubular cells and also dilatation of tubular lumen. Results: We found a significant difference between groups regarding the sum of injury (degeneration, flattening, necrosis and dilatation). A significant difference in types of injury (degeneration, flattening, necrosis and dilatation) among the groups (P=0.001) was seen too. We detected a significant difference between groups II (contrast media) and III (rats pretreated by clove; P<0.001). Accordingly, we detected a significant difference between groups II (contrast media) and IV (rats post-pone treated by Clove buds; P<0.001) too. There was not a significant difference between groups of III and IV (P> 0.05). Conclusion: In this animal study, we found that post-pone treatment of clove was as effective as pretreatment to mitigate the injury induced by contrast media.