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Allspice

Other Names: Allspice Essential Oil, Aqua Pimentae, Clove Pepper, Eugenia Piment, Eugenia pimenta, Jamaica Pepper, Piment de la Jamaïque, Pimenta dioica, Pimenta officinalis, Pimento, Pimienta de Jamaica, Poivre Anglais, Poivre Aromatique, Poivre de Jamaïque, Poivre de la Jamaïque, Quatre-Épices, Spanish Pimienta, Toute-Épice, Water of Pimento, West Pimenta Officinalis.
Allspice is a plant. The unripe berries and leaves of the plant are used to make medicine.

Special Precautions of Allspice

• Allspice is safe for most adults when used as a spice. However, there is not enough information available to know if allspice is safe in medicinal amounts.
• When applied directly to the skin, allspice can cause allergic skin reactions in sensitive people.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Allspice is safe for pregnant and breast-feeding women in food amounts. But larger medicinal amounts should be avoided until more is known.
• Surgery: Allspice can slow blood clotting. There is some concern that it might increase the chance of bleeding during and after surgery. Stop using allspice at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
• Medications that slow blood clotting (Anticoagulant / Antiplatelet drugs) interacts with ALLSPICE
• Eugenol can be potentially dangerous when ingested in higher amounts. It is hepatotoxic and can have several dangerous side-effects.

Benefits and uses of Allspice are

• Allspice is used for indigestion (dyspepsia), intestinal gas, abdominal pain, heavy menstrual periods, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, colds, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. It is also used for emptying the bowels.
• Some people apply allspice directly to the affected area for muscle pain and toothache, or put it on the skin to kill germs.
• Some dentists use eugenol, a chemical contained in allspice, to kill germs on teeth and gums.
• In foods, allspice is used as a spice.
• In manufacturing, allspice is used to flavor toothpaste.