CUBEBA

(Lat.), n. f. Ku2(ku)-be(ba)'ba. 1. Of the U. S. Ph. and Br. Ph., cubeb. 2. Of Miquel, a genus of piperaceous shrubs, referred by Bentham and Hooker to the genus Piper. [B, 5, 18, 42, 180 (a, 24).] ^theroleum cubebae (seu cubebarum). See Oil of CUBEB. Baccae cubebae [Finn. Ph.]. Oubebs. [B, 180 (a, 24).] C. can in a [Miquel]. See PIPER caninum. C. Clusii [Miquel]. The Piper Afzelii. [B, 5 (a, 24).] Cubebae conditae. Preserved cubebs. [a, 21.] C. cra ipes [Miquel]. See PIPER cra ipes. Cubebse fructus [Belg. Ph.]. Cubebs. [B, 95.1 C. lorvong [Miquel]. See PIPER lorvong.C. officinal is [Miquel], C. omcinarum. The Piper c. [B, 5 (a, 24).] Cubebae tostae. Roasted cubebs. [a, 21.] C. Wallichii [Miquel]. See PIPER ribesioides. Extractum cubebae [Fr. Cod.]. See Extrait de CUBEBE. Extractum cubebarum. 1. See Extrait de CUBEBE. 2. See Oleoresin a cubebce. Extractum cubebae aethereum. See Oleoresin a cubebce. Extractum cubebae fluidum [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., extrait liquide de cube be. Ger., flii iges Kubebenextrakt. Fluid extract of cubeb; made by moistening 25 oz. av. of cubeb, in No. 60 powder, with?'f fl. oz. of alcohol, packing in a percolator, adding sufficient alcohol to saturate the powder and leave a stratum above it, macerating for 48 hours, then adding alcohol gradually until the cubeb is exhausted, reserving the first 21Jfl. oz. of the percolate and evaporating the remainder to a soft extract, di olving this in the reserved portion, and adding enough alcohol to obtain 24 fl. oz. of product. [B, 81 (a, 21).] Fructus cubebae [Dan. Ph., Norweg. Ph., Ru . Ph., Swed. Ph.], Grana cubebae. Cubebs. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Oleoresin a cubebae. Fr., oleoresine de cube be. Ger., Kubebenextrakt. Oleoresin of cubeb; made by exhausting 100 parts of cubeb, in No. 60 powder, with a quantity of stronger ether sufficient to yield 150 parts of percolate, recovering the greater part of the ether by distillation on a water-bath, exposing the residue in a capsule until the remaining ether has evaporated, transferring the remainder to a closed ve el, allowing it to stand until it ceases to deposit a waxy and crystalline matter, and pouring off the Oleoresin [U. S. Ph.]. [B, 81 (a, 21).] Cf. Extrait de CUBEBE. Oleum cubebae [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.], Oleum cubebae aethereum, Oleum cubebarum. See Oil of CUBEB. Oleum cubebarum aethereum. Fr., huile e entielle de cubebes, oleule de cubebes. See Oil of CUBEB. Semen cubebarum. Cubebs. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Tinctura cubebae [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. Fr., teinture de cube be [Fr. Cod.], teinture (ou alcoole) de cubebes. Ger., Kubebentinktur. Tincture of cubeb; made by macerating for 24 hours 10 parts of cubeb in No. 30 powder, in 10 parts of diluted alcohol, and pouring on diluted alcohol until 100 parts of tincture are obtained by percolation [U. S. Ph.]; or 2J oz. av. of powdered cubeb and enough alcohol to obtain 1 pint [Br. Ph.]; or 1 part of powdered cubeb and 5 parts of alcohol [Fr. Cod.]; or by exhausting 5 oz. of cubeb with a quart of brandy and filtering after 15 days' maceration [Lond. Ph., 1824]. [B, 81, 119 (a, 21).] Trochi sci cubebae [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., pastilles de cube be. Ger., Kubebenpastillen. Troches of cubeb; made by mixing 400 grains of extract of glycyrrhiza and 200 grains of acacia, in fine powder, adding 50 grains of Oleoresin of cubeb, 15 grains of oil of sa afras, and sufficient syrup of balsam of Tolu to form a ma , then dividing into 100 troches. [B, 81 (a, 21).] [s. 461]