THE LONG PEPPEK.
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cove ■ i 10 a ver y fine powder. The London College keeps this in ais to 1 vess( -l, and directs the Honey to be added when the Confectiont° ) )e e used. But the Edinburgh and Dublin Colleges order the HoneyT},i s a< ( i e< i immediately after the dry ingredients have been mixed.)CaU Preparation is intended to be a substitute for a quack medicine,fo r . Ward’s Paste,” which has obtained some celebrity as a remedy(],,pe , u *» piles, and ulcers about the rectum. Its efficacy doubtlessJirorl•' r r° n ^ lc gentle stimidus it gives to the affected parts. Sir B.Ca -Ses e f.turcs in Lond.Med. Gaz. vol. xv. p. 746) observes, that severethQ^ 1 Piles are sometimes cured by it; and he thinks that it acts oncoioi !? lca Hy> the greater part of the paste passing into the colon, be-th e v ,f tended with the faeces, and in this way coming in contact with
: Piles,
°n the
act* n ™’ ? n " I'iel 1 it operates as a local application, much as vinurn opii
c,) nfir * vesse l s °f the conjunctiva in chronic ophthalmia. Inby isi r r Uon °t' this view, he mentions the case of a patient attendedinto th JjVerar( l Home, who was cured by the introduction of the pasteIc-'Ucot 1°i rec t u m. Confection of black pepper is adapted for weak andiiifl a * lie gmatic habits, and is objectionable where much irritation orma hon is present. The dose of it is from one to two or three“ to twice or thrice a day. “ It is of no use,” says Sir B. Brodie,]>cr Se ' e ^is remedy for a week, a fortnight, or a month; it must bein and F p 111 ^ or two, three, or four months.” As it is apt to accumulatesi o ria jj distend the colon, gentle aperients should be exhibited occa-2. Jj during the time the patient is taking the confection.
Blac], Pipebis nig'ri, D.—(Prepared Hog’s Lard, lb.
Hi r" ro 'T CT > reduced to powder, jiv.v °gne for the cure of tinea capitis.
Make an ointment). Formerly
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Piper long'um, Linn., L. E. D.— The Long Pepper.
Sex. Syst. Diandria, Trigynia.
(Fructus immaturus exsiccatus, L. Dried Spikes, E. Semina, D.)
, Ta>jy. Gen. Chau. —Vide Piper
nigrum.
tliron —Stem shrubby, climbing. Lower leaves ovate-cordate,
offi 8 t0 Uve:
obi
and
i f j Ue “ nerved: upper ones on short petioles, oblong, acuminate,1 v ’• n< l somewhat cordate at the base, obsoletely four to five-nerved( >ng er coriaceous, smooth, grayish-green beneath. Peduncles
ft r Ul; in the
ltle petiole. Spadices almost cyhndrical (Blume, Enum.
<; ° Ur ses ncila * Found wild amongst bushes, on the banks of water-( hirj t) „ U P towards the Circar mountains. It flowers and bears fruit!&1, ;iri( | ? " ct and cold seasons (Roxburgh). It is cultivated in Ben-^bekest i ln l lC va]le y s amongst the Circar mountains. The roots andftNderilS 8 0 ^. ll ! e stems - when cut into small pieces and dried, form a^ Tpnla mool ar ^ c ^ e commerce all over India , under the name of
^ a the re q IPTl 1 0N - 7 ~Wh en fully grown, but yet unripe, the spadices areJa gs f 0r dried by exposure to the sun. They are then packed in
:iTl inc^ 6 Q r W ^b in commerce, long pepper is grayish-brown, cylindrical,b Ua gent taste* 16 ^ ^ en ^ 1 ’ having a mild aromatic odour, but a violent
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