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Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore


Botanical Name	:	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore
English Name	:	Bay rum tree
Synonym(s)	:	Amomis caryophyllata (Jacq.) Krug. & Urban, Myrcia acris DC., Pimenta acris (Sw.) Kostel
Family	:	Myrtaceae

General Info

Description

Trees 4-12 m tall; petioles 3-10 mm long; leaf blades (1.5) 4-10 (12.5) cm long, 2.5-6 cm wide, obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic, coriaceous, obtuse, acute basally, entire, finely reticulately veined, with 5-7 pairs of rather obscure, main lateral veins, shiny above, dull and pale beneath; cymes pedunculate; flowers white, ca. 10 mm wide; calyx 5-lobed; fruit ovoid, ca 7-12 mm long, black at maturity.

Herb Effects

Allergenic, analgesic, antipyretic, antiseptic, carminative, digestive, expectorant, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic.

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, alpha-phellandrene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, beta-phellandrene, beta-pinene, caryophyllene, delta-cadinene, eugenol, geranial, geraniol, limonene, methyl-chavicol, methyl-eugenol, myrcene, neral, nerol, p-cymene, terpinen-4-ol (leaf); gamma-terpinene, sabinene (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Phellandrene

2243-33-6

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpineol

10482-56-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

beta-Phellandrene

555-10-2

3-methylidene-6-prop
an-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

beta-Pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Caryophyllene

87-44-5

4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene

C₁₅H₂₄

delta-Cadinene

Not Available

1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-
hexahydronaphthalene

C₁₅H₂₄

Eugenol

97-53-0

2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₂O₂

Geranial

141-27-5

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Methyl chavicol

77525-18-9

1-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-benzene

C₁₀H₁₂O

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Neral

96680-15-8

(2E)-3,7-dimethyloct
a-2,6-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

Nerol

106-24-1

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Used to treat adenopathy, cancer, chest cold, diarrhea, dyspepsia, edema, elephantiasis, fever, headache, nausea, pleurisy, pneumonia, rheumatism, toothache, varicosis and vertigo.

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