Steinmetz:Pimenta

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

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