Pimenta

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. OliiiieftL— 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

Ccrnar ; Eucalyp., Eug. j.

Head

Semi-lateral neuralgic lesions.

Stomach

Very imperious desire to eat.

Generalities

-Semi-lateral neuralgic lesions esp. 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.