Monday 4 March 2013

Cubeba officinalis. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Piper cubeba, Java pepper, Tailed pepper.


Constituents 

Climbing shrub. Height 6 meters. Fruits contain volatile oil, cubebene, cubebol, cubebin, cubebic acid. gum, fixed oil, and resin.


Therapeutics

This is medicine for urethritis. 

It is stimulant, expectorant, carminative, and stomachic medicine. 

It is medicine for bronchitis, and halitosis.

It is a stimulant to intestinal tract like black pepper. 

It is medicine for splenic enlargement.

It is a kidney stimulant.

It is aphrodisiac externally for both male and female.

It is remedy for nausea, vomiting, burning pain, and griping. 

It is remedy for gonorrhoea, cystitis, and urethritis. 

It is remedy for infertility.

It had been added in cigarettes and spirits.


Dose

1 to 4 drops.

Dilution.



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