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Allspice

Safety data -- Eugenol irritate the mucous membranes and has been found to cause dermal irritation.  Pimenta leaf and berry oil should therefore be used with care in low dilutions only.

Family -- Myrtaceae

Synonyms – Pimento, Pimenta, Jamaica Pepper

Herbal/folk tradition - Used for flatulent indigestion and externally for neuralgia or rheumatic pain.  Pimento water is used as a vehicle for medicines that cause dyspepsia and constipation since it prevents griping pains.  It is used extensively as a domestic spice – allspice is so-called because it tastes like a combination of cloves, juniper berries, cinnamon and pepper.

Aromatherapy/home use.

Circulation, muscles and joints -- arthritis, fatigue, muscle cramps, rheumatism, stiffness.  Use in tiny amounts in a massage oil for chest infections, severe muscle spasm or where extreme cold is experienced.

Respiratory system -- chills, congested coughs, bronchitis.

Digestive system -- cramp, flatulence, indigestion, nausea.

Nervous system -- depression, nervous exhaustion, neuralgia, tension and stress. 

Other uses -- used in aromatic carminative medicines; as a fragrance component in cosmetics and perfumes, especially soaps, aftershaves, spicy and oriental fragrances.  Both leaves  and berry oil are used extensively for flavoring foods, especially savory and frozen foods, as well as alcoholic and soft drinks.

Distribution -- indigenous to the West Indies and South America it is cultivated in Jamaica, Cuba and to a lesser extent, in Central America.  Imported berries are distilled in Europe and America.  

Extraction -- essential oil by steam distillation from the leaves and fruit.  The green unripe berries contain more oil than the ripe berries but the largest percentage of oil is contained in the shell of the fruit.  An oleoresin from the berries is also produced in small quantities.

Characteristics.

1.  Pimenta leaf oil is a yellowish-red or brownish liquid with a powerful sweet-spicy scent, similar to cloves.

2.  Pimenta berry oil is a pale yellow liquid with a sweet, warm, balsamic-spicy or bodynote (middle note) and fresh, clean top note.  It blends well with ginger, geranium, lavender, opopanax, labdanum, ylang ylang, patchouli, orange blossom, oriental and spicy bases.

Actions -- anesthetic, analgesic, antioxidant, antiseptic, carminative, muscle relaxants, rubefacient, stimulant, tonic.

EO102A    Allspice Pimento Leaf  1/2oz    $9.00

EO102B  Allspice Pimento Leaf  1oz         $14.00

EO102C  Allspice Pimento Leaf  2oz       $24.00

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