A Complete Book On Herbal Remedies. A Directory
Your kitchen spice rack is a medicine cabinet and most people don't even realize it. The herbs that make our food so tasty also can keep us healthy and be used as medicine. Allspice is one of those items.
Allspice is grown in the Caribbean and has the combined flavors of cinnamon, pepper, juniper and cloves. It is the berries of the Allspice tree that are used. In Costa Rica it has been long used to treat indigestion, flatulence and diabetes. In Guatemala they apply crushed berries externally to treat bruises and joint and muscle pain. The Cubans consider it a refreshing tonic and the Jamaicans use hot Allspice tea for colds, menstrual cramps and upset stomach.
It is a wonderful additive to food, but it also contains the chemical "eugenol" which is in the over-the-counter toothache remedies Numzident and Benzodent. Dentists also use eugenol as a local sedative to numb gums.
Allspice oil rubbed on a sore tooth will numb the pain while you wait to get into the dentist. Only a drop or two on a cotton swab should be used, swallowing allspice oil can cause nausea and vomiting. Only powdered allspice should be ingested.
Powdered Allspice can be made into a tea by using 1 to 2 teaspoons in 1 cup of boiling water, steep 10 to 20 minutes, strain and drink up to 3 cups per day. This tea will ease flatulence, improve digestion, increase circulation, and ease nausea. It is interesting that drinking the tea will ease nausea, but swallowing the more concentrated oil can cause nausea.
Crushed Allspice can be applied externally for pain in joints and muscles.
The warm rich flavor of Allspice is wonderful in pies, cookies, stir fries, on chicken and many other foods, and so handy to have for medicinal uses also.
Do not give Allspice in medicinal doses to children under 2 years old.
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A Complete Book On Herbal Remedies. A Directory
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