Remedy
Pimenta pim.
1 book on the shelf carries Pimenta. Read them in the order a bedside reading goes: the short cards first, the long books after.
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1902
General
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. Myrtaceæ. Tincture of the fruit.
Clinical
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
Compare: Eucalyp., Eug.
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.