M. Chanek

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Creator | Creator
  • Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr., Belize, M. Chanek 157, F

    Description:
  • Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr., Belize, M. Chanek 157, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.
Family: Myrtaceae

Collector(s): M. Chanek
Collection Date: 28 February 1933
Description: Uses: Remedy for stomach trouble (voucher). Fruit harvested especially in August and used for spice. Crushed leaf sniffed for spicy flavor, and can at least potentially be used in cooking like a bay leaf. Leaves included in teas and poultices for sore navel (tuch) and around neck for sore throat. For children with whooping cough, a plaster of the powdered spice is used. Leaf tea good for stomach (Anderson et al. 2003:199). Comestible; aromatico; condimento y el fruto para dolor de muelas; las hojas y el fruto en infusión para la tos; las hojas como te' para los nervios (Arellano et al. 2003:450). Medicine, food, beverage, spice, oil (Balick et al. 2000:98). Boil leaves in water, drink for aches and pains of navel; boil fruit with cinnamon, cloves, and avocado seeds, drink for menstrual cramps (Comerford 1996:334). Common names: Nukuch pool (Anderson et al. 2003:199). Nukuch pool, pimienta, pimienta de tabasco (Arellano et al. 2003:450). Allspice, pimenta, pimienta, pimenta gorda, pimienta gorda (Balick et al. 2000:98).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114566
OccurenceID: 473ecd1c-3130-40c1-b6c9-d65a2bd74531

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