Medicinal use: This pepper does not contain piperine, so it does not have the characteristic spicy flavor of that pepper. They have an aromatic and fresh scent reminiscent of eucalyptus or myrrh. Its nuts are used as a condiment in various dishes and can easily be combined with other spices. It is one of the most characteristic ingredients of Caribbean cuisine, it is used ground in the preparation of Mexican mole sauces and in the elaboration of curry powder.
Medicinal use: Cas (Psidium friedrichsthalium) is a species of tree in the guava family found mainly in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It is used as the base for Cas fresco or cas soda, in which Costa Ricans mix it with sugar and water and sometimes add milk to achieve a fruit-based drink with a slight acid flavor. With that same soda, it is frozen and homemade ice cream is made.
Medicinal use: Pachira insignis is an arboreal species of humid tropical soils. In addition to their ornamental use, the leaves, roots, and flowers of malabar nuts are used for medicinal purposes. The chemical constituents in this are alkaloids vasicin, vasicinone, vasicinol, maiontone, and ketone essential oil.
Medicinal use: Citrus × limetta is a kind of citrus. It has a multitude of common names, such as sweet limetta, Mediterranean sweet lemon, sweet lemon, sweet lime and / or simply lime. The sweet lemon has irregular branches, and a relatively soft, greyish-brown wood. The sweet lemon fruit is edible and contains essential oils. The tree for its part is used as an ornamental and as a pattern for grafting.
