It was only towards the end of 18th century that America started
participating in the international spice trade. However, before
that, from 1620 to 1930, America primarily used plants as the
main source of medicine. Spices and herbs came into their own
once traditional tea became ‘unpatriotic’. Salem, Massachusetts
enjoyed big profits in the period 1797–1846 through pepper
trade, when huge amounts of pepper was transported and
shipped to other states in the US and to European ports.
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