Listing description Allspice , also called Jamaica pepper , pepper , myrtle pepper , pimenta , [2] Turkish yenibahar , or newspice , is the dried unripe fruit ( berries , used as a spice ) of Pimenta dioica , a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles , southern Mexico , and Central America , now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. [3] The name "allspice" was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of cinnamon , nutmeg , and cloves . Detailed description Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called "Carolina allspice" ( Calycanthus floridus ), "Japanese allspice" ( Chimonanthus praecox ), or "wild allspice" ( Lindera benzoin ). "Allspice" is also sometimes used to refer to the herb costmary ( Tanacetum balsamita ). Preparation/form Allspice is the dried fruit of the P. dio...
Listing description The essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum contains eugenol and shows some evidence of antibacterial activity. A polyherbal preparation of a water extract obtained from the leaves of Gongronema latifolia , Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum showed analgesic activity. Detailed description The essential oil has potential for use as a food preservative,and is toxic to Leishmania . Extracts of the leaves are documented to possess antidiabetic properties, anti-hyperlipidemic effect and recently, it was shown to improve heamatological variables in experimental diabetes mellitus via its well reported antioxidant property. O. gratissimum is a common culinary herb in West Africa and is used by some in the Caribbean, going by many local names. · Ebe-amwonkho in Edo · ...