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[[File:Pimenta dioica-IMG 3442.jpg|thumb|right|'''Pimenta dioica''']]
'''Pimenta dioica''' is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, . It is a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.==Uses==https://ayurwiki.org/Ayurwiki/Pilocarpus_microphyllus
{{Uses|Menstrual cramps}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pain in Caribbean culture}}, {{Uses|Cardiovascular effects}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The leaf oil of Pimenta dioica L. of Cuban origin has been analyzed by a combination of capillary gas chromatography and GC/MS. The oil contained more than fifty components, of which more than forty have been identified. The main constituent found was eugenol (54.26%).
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==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist to wet lowland tropics, growing best at elevations below 330 metres but able to be grown up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 32°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 2,500mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 3,500mm.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==External Links==
* [http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/op41-19-58.pdf Pimenta dioicaon bishopmuseum.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]
