NAME: Pimenta dioica
FAMILY: Myrtaceae
ORIGIN: Guatemala
APPEARANCE: brown pepper-like berries
TASTE: a combination of many types of spices such as cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg (called Allspice)
HEALING POWERS: contains eugenol, potassium and tannin which have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiseptic properties, boosts immunity, improves digestion and metabolism
PART OF PLANT: fruit
PROCESSING METHOD: the fruits are harvested while still green and dried in the sun until they look reminiscent of large and smooth peppercorns
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