Pimenta
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Eugenia pimenta. Myrtus pimenta. Pimenta officinalis. Allspice. Jamaica Pepper. [Pimento, or Allspice, consists of the dried berries of the West Indian Eugenia pimenta and E. acris.] N. O. Myrtaceæ. Tincture of the fruit.
Clinical
Chill / Neuralgia
Characteristics
"Allspice" is so named because its odour is said to resemble a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A tincture was proved by Becket and developed one-sided neuralgias and disturbed sensations of heat and cold.
Relations
Compare: Eucalyp., Eug.
2. Head
Semi-lateral neuralgic lesions.
11. Stomach
Very imperious desire to eat.
24. Generalities
Semi-lateral neuralgic lesions, esp. of head.
27. Fever
Disturbance in calorification and sensibility; parts of body burning hot, others cold. Peculiar cold sensation as if sponge filled with cold water passed here and there over the surface, succeeded by sensation of heat, as in the reaction after a cold bath.