Allspice Jamaica Pepper 50 Grams

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I think allspice is one of those spices that many may not use habitually but is a must in your spice cupboard. Influence of the metabolic profile on the in vivo antioxidant activity of Quercetin under a low dosage oral regimen in rats. In addition to the classic apoptosis pathways, Quercetin seems to exert more ways to facilitate the induction of cancer cell death. Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. Christopher Columbus became aware of allspice on his second New World voyage, and the plant soon became part of European diets.

The dietary charred meat carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine acts as both a tumor initiator and promoter in the rat ventral prostate. Inhibition of heat shock induction of heat shock protein 70 and enhancement of heat shock protein 27 phosphorylation by quercetin derivatives.

Did you know it is in the South-East region of Bahia that the harvest takes place between December and February. Eugenol is also well known for its anti-inflammatory activity [ 35] and antioxidant effect [ 32, 36]. In addition, recently it has been shown that some commonly used herbs and spices are also rich in antioxidants, may even outperform those fruit and vegetables when compared in equivalent consumable quantities.

Allspice use in Ayurveda, which has been developed over the last two millennia, has likely originated from European colonization and subsequent use of it in Portuguese and the English populace in India.The most important crop in Jamaica, it is used to produce an interesting essential oil, so much so that the scent coming from the plantations pervades the air of the "allspice paths". The Jamaican Hot Red or Yellow Pepper is squash-shaped with thinner skin and matures to a bright yellow or red. Similarly, scents extracted from fresh or dried leaves of Pimenta are also known to impart stimulating effect with the mildly spicy aroma. Allspice or allspice ( Pimenta dioca) originated in Jamaica but today it is produced in both South America and Asia.

Likewise, it is shown that Eugenol inhibits the growth of many different pathogens [ 30– 32] as well as has synergistic effect with known antibiotics [ 33].

The following section, we will briefly summarize other compounds that have been found in Pimenta although the major source is of some other tropical plant. It is ideal for making sauces, seasoning stews and traditional American barbecue dishes being one of the typical ingredients in the barbecue sauces that we find elaborated. The epidemiological data on cancer incidence and mortality among countries in Caribbean basin is not low but high [ 18, 19]. Further information about the expiration date, see INFO SERVICES -> date of minimum durability of our products. Besides solid tumors, Gallic acid is also reported to be effective in inhibiting growth and inducing apoptosis in lymphoma cells [ 60] and inhibiting invasion of human melanoma cells [ 61].

This tree, native to tropical America, from the Caribbean, belongs to the Myrtaceae botanical family. This pimento tree slowly grows into a small aromatic tree, but can be kept well to the desired size by pruning.The use of Allspice in folk medicine was also followed by its incorporation in the British Pharmacopoeia of 1898, especially of pimento oil and pimento water. The widespread and diverse uses of Allspice, the leaves and barks of Pimenta have stimulated several studies in the last two decades on systematic investigations of the potential evidence-based medical use of Pimenta. If you are in an area where that’s not the case, find your nearest Caribbean or Middle Eastern grocer, and you should be able to find it. It was also used in compresses that relieved joint pains and ailments essentially thanks to the sensation of heat they emitted.