THE CUBEB PEPPER.
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l J l°Vod° ^ rec l uen ^ after the use of cubebs than when they were not em-to . r - Broughton ( Med.-Chir. Trans, vol. xii. p. 99) gave them
two P a ^ cn ts, and in forty-five they proved successful. Of these onlyUn_ Sa( . f „ SWe lled testicle. The explanation of the methodus medendi iscni )(J |' S ac i°ry. Sir A. Cooper ( Lancet, vol. iii. p. 201,1824) thinks that"hichV ,r °^ UCe a S 1 K!C ^' IC inflammation of their own on the urethra,°c C a„- la * tbe effect of superseding the gonorrhoeal inflammation. Thedeser v ^ occan ' ence of a cutaneous eruption from the use of cubebsSe conri eS es P ecaa l attention, as I have known it create a suspicion of
tld.Af°J S ^ ave been recommended in gleet and leucorrhoea (Dr. Orr,or C . ‘ J° u fn. vol. xviii. p. 318). In abscess of the prostate gland, twentyapp„ y grains of cubebs, taken three times a day, have in many casesT) le y s Cd t0 do S° od (Sir B. Brodie, hand. Med. Gaz. vol. i. p. 396).<lise as Seemed Si ye a gentle stimulus to the parts, and to influence thej. ® Uc b in the same way that Ward’s Paste operates on abscessesoc Casi ,da: ’ and ulcers of the rectum. • In cystirrhcea also they haveproved serviceable in small doses {Ibid. p. 300). In piles,W* i Cy are gi ven with advantage {Ibid. vol. xv. 747).in < 1 , er }' cubebs were employed as gastric stimulants and carminativeshave , C P sla > arising from an atonic condition of the stomach.
" ine - S ° keen used in
an
rheumatism.
., 1U3 --... ....__ The Indians macerate
An d ^ d ' e them to excite the sexual feelings.
'aryij ^kteation.—C ubebs, in the form of powianfl • ^ T01n fen8on<
Theythem in
f powder, are given in doses,. — grains to three drachms. In affections of the bladder
gland the dose is from ten grains to thirty grains. Indos es °? a ’ °n the other hand, they should be administered in largesay s fi .• Crawford {Hist, of the Indian Archipelago, vol. i. p. 465)six o r 'A*. in Malay countries they are given in doses of three drachms,1, P'S'd times during the day.
big t ] 1 (! l ‘* iTJ f T Gubebje, E.; Volatile Oil of Cubebs. — (Prepared by grind-oil l lay V- U f» and distilling with water). The physical properties of thispoi 1V( . been already noticed. It is, in my opinion, the best and most•s frjj _ preparation of cubebs. The dose of it, at the commencement,as °!, tw6lve drops. This quantity is to be gradually increased asAle ex . tle stomach will bear it. In some instances, I have given it to" at ( . r a fluidraclim for a dose. It may be taken suspended in
oil 0 p nieans of mucilage, or dropped on sugar.
ta Ses
A combination of
nf
0n n S°norrhoea.^ebs T: con tinent,
and oil of copaiva forms a very useful medicine in some
A' till’^ Usef b It is prepared by addin
b which
t. v ;b° f the Dili
a preparation, called the oleo-resinous extract of
the oil to the resinous extract
Mv.
4 °)-Ar bhv. y) .
f'J’
is prepared by digesting the cake left after the distil-in alcohol, and distilling off the spirit ( Journ. de Pharrn.
Cubebm, E.; Tinctura Piperis Cubeba, D.—(Cubebs,Rectified [Proof, B.\ Spirit, Oij. [wine measure, ^ ]ute », y' J lo r fourteen days, and filter). Dr. Montgomery ( se • n^ Bharm. p. 439, Lond.) says, “ I have found this tincture cure
t\v 0 ^ T |CK a both speedily and satisfactorily.” The dose of it is one orr achms, three times a day.