Pepper

(pep'-er). See Piper . P. -mint. See Mentha piper it a. P.-mint Camphor. Menthol. P.-mint, Japanese. See Menthol. P., Nellaguetta. See Grains of Paradise. P., Red. See Capsicum . P. -tree, an anacardiaceous tree, Sthinus molle, of tropical America, and largely planted in California. Its fruit is diuretic and stimulant, and its gum L'nof. is purgative and said to remove corneal ypep'-sin. The chief digestive principle of the gastric juice. It converts albuminous substances into peptones in the presence of an acid. It is prepared by treating the mucous lining of mammalian stomachs with water containing.2 to.3 per cent, of hydrochloric acid. P., Liq., contains saccharated pepsin 40, hydrochloric acid 12, glycerin 400, water q. s. ad iooo parts. Dose jjij-iv. P. saccharatum, a mixture of pepsin and sugar of milk. Dosegr. v-jj. P., Vinum. a solution of the gastric ferments in sherry. Dose Jjj-iv. See, also, Lactopeptin, Ingluvin, and Ferments.