Cubeba

{ku’-beb, or ku-bef-bah) [Pers., ka-baba, cubeb]. The unripe fruit of C. officinal is, cultivated in Java. Its properties are due to a volatile oil, C]5H24, and an organic acid. It is an aromatic stimulant, diuretic in small doses, and is useful in affections of the bladder and urethra. It is also employed in catarrh of the air-pa ages, etc. Dose gr. x-gij (0.65-8.0). C, Ext., Fid., alcoholic. Dose TT\v-xxx (0.32-2.0). C, Oleoresin a, ethereal. Dose Tti^v-xxx (0.32-2.0). C, Oleum, the volatile oil. Dose n\v-xx (0.32-1.3). C, Tinct., 10 per cent, in strength. Dose TT\,x-f 3 iij (0.65-12.0). C, Trochi sci, oleoresin gr. yz, oil of sa afras gr. T\,%> ext of glycyrrhiza gr. iv, acacia gr. ij, syr. of tolu q. s., in each troche. Dosej-iij. 215