_Pimenta Berries._ _Jamaica Pepper._ _All-spice._
QUALITIES. _Odour_, aromatic and agreeable, combining that of cinnamon,
cloves, and nutmegs; hence the term _all_-spice. _Taste_, warm and
pungent, resembling that of cloves. These qualities reside principally
in the cortical part of the berry. CHEMICAL COMP: It contains a volatile
oil, very like that of cloves, resin, extractive, tannin, and gallic
acid. SOLUBILITY. Water, alcohol, and æther, extract its virtues. MED.
USES. Principally to cover the disagreeable taste of other remedies; it
is also a very useful adjunct to dyspeptic medicines. OFFICINAL PREP.
_Aq. Piment_. L.E.D. _Ol. Piment_. L.E.D. _Pil. Opiat_. E. _Syrup.
Rhamni_. L. (=E=)