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Allspice (pimento)
Pimenta dioica
This page contains information on allspice and how it is used as a herb in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments and problems such as flatulence, indigestion and nervous exhaustion.
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Although we believe in the therapeutic and healing properties of herbs, care must be taken in the use thereof, as they are powerful compounds.
Family |
Myrtaceae |
Genus and specie |
Pimenta dioica |
Pimento and Jamaica pepper.
It is an evergreen tree with white scented flowers followed by scented, red-brown spherical berries.
Leaves, berries and oil.
A fragrant, spicy, and warming herb that smells of cloves and contains antiseptic and anesthetic properties as well as encouraging digestion and stimulating the nervous system.
- Internal use
- Herbalists and naturopaths use allspice to treat
- nervous exhaustion
- flatulence
- indigestion
- diarrhea
- The berries are dried and form part of pickling spice, marinades, and are used to mull wine. Also used as an ingredient in cakes, cookies, desserts, and other baked goods.
- Jamaicans favor allspice in their cooking, using it to flavor meat and chicken dishes called "jerk."
- A tea is brewed from the leaves and the berries are powdered and added to medicines to improve or disguise the taste.
- External use
- Allspice is used in a liniment to treat chest infections and muscular aches and pains.
- Bandages are infused with allspice and sold commercially to relieve sprains and muscular aches and pains.
- Aromatherapy and essential oil use
- An essential oil is made from allspice that is used for its analgesic, antidontalgic, anti-depressant, aphrodisiac, carminative, rubefacient, stomachic, and tonic properties.
- Although this oil is not one of the most popular oils in aromatherapy, it does offer a good range of therapeutic properties, and is a very nice "warming" oil - especially useful in rheumatism, chest complaints and to combat stress and depression.
- The oil is also used in perfumes, aftershaves, and commercial food flavoring.
- For more information please visit www.Essentialoils.co.za/essential-oils/allspice.htm
Essential oil may irritate the skin and the mucous membranes and a skin patch test is advised before use.
To promote the interest and use of herbs and natural complementary health alternatives, we have included information on the following herbs.
Please note - although we discuss a wide variety of herbs, not all of them are used or sold by us.
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