Plant Details

Accepted name:: Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. [Myrtaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
all spice	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
allspice	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
allspice oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
allspice tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
clove pepper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
clover-pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cravo-da-índia	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
duō xiāng guǒ	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ganda menasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jamaica pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jamaica pepper (capsicum jamaicum)	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
jamaica pepper tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jamaica-pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kryddpeppar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kurundu	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
lada hitam jamaica	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
malaqueta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
myrtle pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nelkenpfeffer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
newspice	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oil of pimento leaf	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
oleoresin pimenta berries	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
peinata	Other	Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014)
pepper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
piment	Other	Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
piment des anglais	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
piment, type jamaqïue	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
pimenta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pimenta berries oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
pimenta leaf oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
pimenta officinalis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
pimenta oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
pimenta-de-jamaica	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pimentbaum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pimento	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
pimento (allspice), whole or ground	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
pimento leaf oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
pimento oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
pimento tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pimienta	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
toute-epice	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
vellai milaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yá mǎi jiā tián hú jiāo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
多香果	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
牙买加甜胡椒	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruit		Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Fruit		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Bark, seeds		Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
fruit		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Leaves		Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014)
fruit		Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006)
berry, keaves	berry oil, leaves oil, oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit	dried fruit	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018)
fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
leaf	oil	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
	oil	ISO Catalogue (2009)
fruit, leaf	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 25 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Pimenta officinalis Lindl. Coll. Bot.: t. 19 (1821).
Caryophyllus pimenta (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
Eugenia micrantha Bertol. Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 3: 136 (1840), nom. illeg.
Eugenia pimenta (L.) DC. Prodr. 3: 285 (1828).
Eugenia pimenta var. longifolia DC. Prodr. 3: 285 (1828).
Eugenia pimenta var. ovalifolia DC. Prodr. 3: 285 (1828).
Evanesca crassifolia Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838), nom. illeg.
Myrtus aromatica Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 354 (1796), nom. superfl.
Myrtus aromatica Poir. in J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 410 (1798), nom. illeg.
Myrtus dioica L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1056 (1759).
Myrtus pimenta L. Sp. Pl.: 472 (1753).
Myrtus pimenta var. brevifolia Hayne Getreue Darstell. Gew. 9: t. 37 (1825).
Myrtus pimenta var. longifolia Sims Bot. Mag. 30: t. 1236 (1809).
Myrtus piperita Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 124 (1894).
Pimenta aromatica Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1525 (1835), nom. superfl.
Pimenta communis Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 1: 717 (1865).
Pimenta officinalis var. cumanensis Schiede & Deppe Linnaea 27: 424 (1856).
Pimenta officinalis var. longifolia (Sims) O.Berg Linnaea 27: 423 (1856).
Pimenta officinalis var. ovalifolia (DC.) O.Berg Linnaea 27: 424 (1856).
Pimenta pimenta (L.) H.Karst. Deut. Fl.: 790 (1882), not validly publ.
Pimenta vulgaris Lindl. in J.C. Loudon, Encycl. Pl.: 418 (1829).
Pimenta vulgaris Bello Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 270 (1881).
Pimentus aromatica Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 158 (1838), nom. superfl.
Pimentus geminata Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838).
Pimentus vera Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Pimenta dioica	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) ISO Catalogue (2009) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merrill	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pimenta dioica (Linn.) Merr.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Pimenta dioica (Linn.) Merrill.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Pimenta dioica (Linnaeus) Merrill	ISO Catalogue (2009)
Pimenta dioica L.	Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
Pimenta dioica Merr.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Pimenta officinalis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Pimenta officinalis Lindl	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
Pimenta officinalis Lindl.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Pimenta officinalis Lindley	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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