Other names and synonyms
pime.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
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. Myrtaceae. Tincture of the fruit.
Nosology
Chill. Neuralgia.
Typical features
Allspice is so named because its odour is said to resemble a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A tincture was proved by вecket and developed one-sided neuralgias and disturbed sensations of heat and cold.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Eucalyp., Eug.
Head, face, and ears
Semi-lateral neuralgic lesions.
Gastrointestinal tract
Very imperious desire to eat.
Common symptoms
Semi-lateral neuralgic lesions, especially of head.
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.