Description

Allspice powder is extensively used in soups, stew, spaghetti sauce, pot roast, meat loaf, barbecue sauce, catsup, as a coating for ham, salad dressing marinade, cakes, cookies, pickles and pickled beets, fruit pie, fish, sweet potatoes, squash, candy, frosting, and mincemeat.

Allspice is widely used as a carminative, to prevent or relieve flatulence. It is used as both an aromatic stimulant and as a tonic for the gastrointestinal tract and digestive system, to treat vomiting, stomach ache, diarrhea and indigestion; along with digestive disorders such as dyspepsia and colic, and is known to improve the appetite.