Myrtus Pimenta
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Title
Myrtus Pimenta
Description
Latin Name: Myrtus Pimenta
Common Name: Berries of pimento, or allspice
Classification: Cordial tonic, stomachic, and carminative
Isolated Drug/s: None
Medicinal Usage: Myrtus Pimenta is used chiefly in julaps and draughts to flavour other medicines in order to mask their disagreeable or nauseous taste. It can also be used as a stomachic to ease indigestion.
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Common Name: Berries of pimento, or allspice
Classification: Cordial tonic, stomachic, and carminative
Isolated Drug/s: None
Medicinal Usage: Myrtus Pimenta is used chiefly in julaps and draughts to flavour other medicines in order to mask their disagreeable or nauseous taste. It can also be used as a stomachic to ease indigestion.
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Source
Specimen: Jamaica A. Pimenta Officinalis. Image courtesy of the Harvard Economic Botany Museum, Ames Collection.
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Citation
“Myrtus Pimenta,” OnView, accessed April 26, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/18248.