PIMENTA 



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CONSTITUENTS. The properties depend upon a volatile oil and a green, acrid 

 fixed oil, existing to the extent of 10 per cent, and 8 per cent, respectively 

 in the pericarp, and in considerably less quantities in the embryo. The 

 yield of total ash should not exceed 6 per cent, of which the amount soluble 

 in dilute HC1 should not exceed 0.5 per cent. 



ACTION AND USES. Stimulant and carminative, as an adjuvant to tonic and 

 purgative mixtures. Dose: 5 to 30 gr. (0.3 to 2 Gm.). 





FIG. 186. Pimento, officinalis Branch and flower. 



372 a. OLEUM PIMENTO (U.S.P. IX). A colorless, or pale yellow, 

 volatile oil, becoming thick and reddish-brown by age. Specific 

 gravity 1.02 to 1.05. It closely resembles oil of cloves (<?.?;.), but 

 has a more pleasant and less pungent odor; taste aromatic. Con- 

 sists, like oil of cloves, of a light and a heavy oil, the heavy oil being 

 identical with eugenol. 



ACTION AND USES. Same as the other stimulant aromatic oils. Dose: 

 i to 5 ITU (0.065 to 0.3 mil). 

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