Steinmetz:Pimenta
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Pimenta acris
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Pimenta officinalis (vulgaris)
Pimenta acris
Also known as (or relevant to)
Pimenta acris
Myrcia acris
Amonis acris
Pimenta racemosa
Family
Myrtaceae
English Names
Bay
Bayberry tree
Natural Habitat
West Indies (especially Jamaica
Bermuda
St. Thomas)
Part(s) Used
Folia Myrciae acris
Oleum Pimentae acris = Oleum Bay = Oleum Myrciae
Constituent(s)
essential oil (consisting of eugenol and a hydrocarbon)
Action
Bay Rum (used by perfumers) is distilled from the leaf
Pimenta officinalis (vulgaris)
Also known as (or relevant to)
Pimenta officinalis
(vulgaris)
Eugenia pimenta
Myrtus pimenta
Family
Myrtaceae
English Names
Pimento
Jamaica pepper
Jamaica Allspice tree
Natural Habitat
West Indies
Jamaica
Central- and South America
cultivated in India and Indonesia
Part(s) Used
Fructus Pimentae = Semen Amomi
Oleum Pimentae = Oleum Amomi (obtained from the unripe berry)
Constituent(s)
volatile oil
phenol-eugenol
fatty oil
gum
resin
tannin
sugar
calcium-oxalate
Action
stimulant
anodyne
stomachic
carminative
aromatic. The Mexican spice called Pimienta de Tabasco is less aromatic
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