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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Felter's Materia Medica on Pimenta

PIMENTAPIMEN
   The nearly ripe fruit of Pimenta officinalis, Lindley (Nat. Ord. Myrtaceae). South America and West Indies, particularly Jamaica. Dose, 10 to 30 grains. Common Names: Allspice, Pimento, Jamaica Pepper. Principal Constituents.—An essential oil (Oleum Pimenta) and an aromatic green resin. Preparation.—Specific Medicine Pimenta. Dose, 2 to 30 drops. Action and Therapy.—A pungent, aromatic stimulant and carminative, but used chiefly as a flavoring agent. The oil, in doses of two to five drops, is sometimes given in flatulence and other conditions in which essential oils are usually displayed.1


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.