> Supplement Index > Allspice / Pimenta officinalis L. / Clove pepper / Jamaica pepper / Pimento > Allspice General Information Allspice Uses & Scientific Evidence For Allspice Dosage Information Allspice Safety & Interaction Information Buy Allspice Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Allspice General Information Allspice is the dried berry of the pimento, which is collected when it has reached full size but is not yet ripe. Allspice grows in the West Indies, South America, Central America, and Mexico. In Jamaica it is sometimes used as a substitute for tobacco. Allspice gets its name from the berry’s taste, which has been described as a combination of cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and Juniper berries. It is aromatic, carminative, and a stimulant. Other parts of the pimento can be used medicinally as well. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Allspice Uses & Scientific Evidence For When used as an ointment or a bath additive, Allspice is said to have some anesthetic effects. This berry is also used for rheumatism and neuralgia. Pimento water and oil of pimento are helpful for indigestion or flatulence, and the oil is used for hysteria. Taken with a laxative, pimento oil reduces griping. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Allspice Dosage Information To take Pimento water combine 5 parts crushed berries with 200 parts water and distill down to half the original volume. The standard dose is from 1-2 fluid ounces. If using the oil, a standard dose is 2-5 drop. To treat flatulence, take 2 or 3 drops on sugar. In the powdered form, one dose is between 10-30 grains. Read and follow product label directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Allspice Safety & Interaction Information There are no known safety issues or interactions associated with Allspice when taken in the recommended doses. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Allspice Supplements and Products Below

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