SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Pimenta Dioica
MEDICINAL VALUE :
Has anti-microbial, medicinal, insecticidal, anti-oxidant and deodorant properties.
NUTRIENT VALUE :
Rich in potassium, manganese, iron, copper, selenium and magnesium
CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
All spice used commonly in Western cooking. Major use is in food industry, domestic use, production of berry oil, extraction of oleoresin , pharmaceutical and perfume industry.
GLOSSARY :
- English : Allspice
- Tamil : Sarvasukanthi
- Malayalam : Sarvasugandhi
- Telugu : sarva
- Kannada : Gandamenasu
- Hindi : Shimla Mirchi
- Bengali : Kebab Chini
- Marathi : Gol Mirchi
