Allspice Herb Information, Allspice benefit, side effects

Scientific Name: Pimento dioica syn. P. officinalis

Medicinal Uses of Allspice Herb

The rind contains the most active medicinal components.

Allspice Herb is considered to be stimulant in action, particularly the aroma.

The tea has antisepticproperties (due to the eugenol content in the berries) and is used primarily as a digestive aid for flatulence, intestinal gas and indigestion.

Allspice Herb is often included in formulations designated as 'spring tonics' or 'stimulants'.

May be substitued for cloves in formulations.

Combined with laxative herbs to reduce griping.

Tea used as an appetite stimulant; also as a carminative.

Allspice Herb is used in the bath, or as an ointment for aches & pains.

Both the tea and a poultice are used for rheumatism and neuralgia.

Lowers blood sugar (useful in diabetes); improves protein absorption.

Warm tea (plus inhalation of the warm vapors) used for hypothermia; also a reviving agent when taken in cases of frostbite.

Allspice Herb is useful for oral hygiene and in cases of halitosis.

Allspice Herb is useful for mild pain.

For pneumonia use warm tea, vapor inhalation and a liniment of allspice which is combined with ginger.

Has a tonic effect on the nervous sytem and is useful in cases of nervous exhaustion; the oil was once used for hysterical convulsions or 'spasms'.

A little warm tea with each meal for ulcers.

The leaves are used in the bath for varicose veins, gout, and edema.

Allspice Herb is locally antiseptic and anesthetic.