Listing of Useful Plants of the World
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The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.
Pimenta dioica
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Common Name(s):
allspice syn pimento syn jamaican pepper syn piment syn pimenta de jamaica syn toutepice syn pimienta syn malagueto syn nelkenpfefferReferences
(Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to
www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]Suarez, A., G. Ulate, et al. (2000). Hypotensive action of an aqueous extract of Pimenta dioica (Myrtaceae) in rats. Revista de Biologia Tropical. [print] March 48(1): 53-58.
Castro, O., J. M. Gutierrez, et al. (1999). Neutralization of the haemorrhagic effect induced by Bothrops asper (Serpentes: Viperidae) venom with tropical plant extracts. Revista de Biologia Tropical. Sept. 47(3): 605-616. {a} Departamento de Quimica, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica
Kikuzaki, H., S. Hara, et al. (1999). Antioxidative phenylpropanoids from berries of Pimenta dioica. Phytochemistry Oxford. Dec. 52(7): 1307-1312. {a} Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
Peter, K. V. (1999). Spices research in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Aug. 68(8 spec. issue): 527-532. {a} Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, KER, 673 012, India
Brown, H. A., D. A. Minott, et al. (1998). Biological activities of the extracts and constituents of pimento, Pimenta dioica L. against the southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Insect Science and its Application. Jan. March 18(1): 9-16. {a} Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, 7, Jamaica
Macia, M. J. (1998). The allspice (Pimenta dioica (L.) Merrill, Myrtaceae) in the Sierra Norte de Puebla (Mexico). Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid. Dec. 56(2): 337-349. {a} Herbario QCA, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Rebollar, S. and A. Quintanar (1998). Wood anatomy and uses of eight tropical trees from Quintana Roo, Mexico (SPA). Revista de Biologia Tropical. [print] Dec 46(4): 1047-1057. {a} Departamento de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico, D.F., 09340, Mexico
Suarez, A., G. Ulate, et al. (1997). Cardiovascular effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Pimenta dioica in Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 55(2): 107-111. {a} Dep. de Fisiol., Escuela de Medicina, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica
Rodriguez, M., D. Garcia, et al. (1996). Antimicrobial activity of Pimenta dioica. Alimentaria 34(274): 107-110. {a} Cent. Invest. Desarrollo Medicamentos, La Habana, Cuba
Baburaj, D. S. (1995). Less known exotics of economic importance found in the Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19(2): 425-433. Survey Med. Plants and Collection Unit, Udhagamandalam-643 002, India
Kollmannsberger, H. and S. Nitz (1993). The flavour-composition of supercritical gas extracts: 2. Allspice (Pimenta dioica). Chemie Mikrobiologie Technologie der Lebensmittel 15(3-4): 116-126. Institut fuer Lebensmitteltechnologie and Analytische Chemie der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen, D-8050 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
Pino, J., A. Rosado, et al. (1989). Analysis of the essential oil of pimento berry (Pimenta dioica). Nahrung 33(8): 717-720.
Devashayam, S., K. M. A. Koya, et al. (1986). Infestation of tea mosquito bug Helopeltis antonii Signoret (Heteroptera:Miridae) on black pepper and allspice in Kerala (India). Entomon 11(4): 239-242.
Gecan, J. S., R. Bandler, et al. (1986). Microanalytical quality of ground and unground marjoram (Origanum majorana), sage (Salvia officinalis) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris), ground allspice (Pimenta dioica), black pepper (Piper nigrum) and paprika (Capsicum annuum). Journal Of Food Protection 49(3): 216-221.
Suarez, U. A., M. G. Ulate, et al. Effects of acute and subacute administration of Pimenta dioica (Myrtaceae) extracts on normal and hypotense albino rats. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44-45(3-1): 39-45. {a} Departamento de Fisiologia, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San Jose, Costa Rica
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