Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus

Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus, popularly known as cataia, craveiro or louro-cravo, is a species from the family Myrtaceae.

Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Pimenta
Species:	P. pseudocaryophyllus
Binomial name
Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) Landrum

It is largely distributed in pantropical and subtropical regions, including Central America and South America.^[1][2]

Chemical composition

It contains chavibetol and methyleugenol.^[3]

Uses

Traditional medicine

It is a medicinal plant in traditional folk medicine. The leaves are used to prepare a refreshing drink known for its putative diuretic, sedative, and aphrodisiac actions.^[4]

The population of Guaraqueçaba, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, uses an infusion of P. pseudocaryophyllus leaves in the form of tea to treat the predisposition to arthritical and gouty affections of the joints, fever and other diseases.^[5] Studies about P. pseudocaryophyllus describe its extracts as having anxiolytic and sedative action^[6] and antioxidant activity.^{[7][non-primary source needed]}