Pepper

[ piper, from Skt. pippala\ The fruit of various species of Piper, of the order Pipe race a a. P., Black, is the Piper of U. S. P. (Piper nigrum of B. P.). It contains a neutral principle piper in (Piperinum, U. S. P.), an acrid resin, and a volatile oil, and.is used as a condiment and as a carminative stimulant, and to a slight extent is antiperiodic. Dose gr. v-xx (0.32-1.3). Oleoresin a piper is. Dose u\, }(-) (0.016-0.065). Piperinum. Dose gr. j-vj (0.065-0.4). P., White, resembles black pepper but is le active. Peppermint. See Mentha. 486