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Name All Spice
Scientific Name:
 Pimenta Dioica
Parts Used:
Seeds
Other Names:
Pimento Leaves, All Spice Leaves, Clove Pepper, Cravo, Tabasca, Jamaica Pepper
Properties:
Herb Image:
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Body Parts Affected:
 Stomach Pains, Digestion, Diarrhea
Uses:
 Allspice is useful in dispelling flatulence and relieving indigestion. A tea of the leaves keeps the body warm and improves circulation. It helps to purify the stomach, aid digestion, relieve gas and stop vomiting, diarrhea. In Jamaica, it is used to stop chills, pneumonia and flu. All Spice is used to relieve stomachaches, menstrual pains and colds. The berries of All Spice are boiled into a paste and used as a plaster for rheumatic aches and pains. The leaves are put in baths and poultices to allay fever and pain. Chewing the leaves is said to reduce the urge for tobacco, so this will help persons trying to break the smoking habit. The oil is used to relieve toothaches. Allspice is also used in the treatment of Diabetes, Worms, and the prevention of Strokes
History/ Tradition:
 Allspice encourages healing, and is used in mixtures to ask for money and good fortune. The spice is so name because it tastes like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
Benefits:
 Allspice is used as a paste to soothe and relieve toothache, and as a mouthwash to freshen the breath.
Notes:
 Spice, used in cooking
Other Species:
Pimento Officinalis
Family Name
Myrataceae
Family Member:
Pimento Officinalis
   
   

Resources:
Natural Healing with Herbs --- Humbart Santillo, N.D. cpy.1984
Notes on Jamaica Ethnobotany --- Martha Warren Beck -- 1922
Jamaican Herbs --- Diane Robertson
Flowering Plants of Jamaica --- C.D. Adams, UWI
Wild Flowers of Jamaica --- Alex D. Hawkes, Brenda C. Sutton
Atlas of Medicinals Plants of Middle America, Bahamas to Yucatan --- Julia F. Morton
Home Health-Care Guide (Jamaican and Medicinal Herbs) --- Winston and Ethel Monroe
Dr. Winklet Gallimore / Scientific Research Councilb - Jamaica
Dr. Sylvia Mitchell / University of the West Indies --- BioTechnology Department


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