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The root of this plant is a warm pungent aromatic, and anfwers in all weakness 

 of the ftomach and vifcera proceeding from cold, or inertion : when preferved it is 

 mild, and generally ufed as a ftomachic, though not lefs effectual in de-fluxions 

 of the bread, or weaknefs of the nerves ; but the other coarfer preparations of it 

 are ufed more by thofe who are obliged to bear the inclemency of the weather in 

 the colder regions, and require fome warm ftimulants to rarify their chilly juices, a* 

 well as to promote the tonic action of their contracted fibres. 



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Piper 



i. Frutefcens diffufum 



Piper 

 Piper 



quinquene 



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Jtexilibus geniculates, foh 



dpetiolum leniter revolufis 



Foliis lanceolato-ovatis quinquene rvii s rugofis. L 

 Frutex Americana, &c. Pk. 215. f. 2. 



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Saururus Frutefcens, Joliis plantagineis, fruclu b 



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Fife 



The fmail-grain'd black Pepper* 



This plant grows very common in moft of the hilly parts of the Ifland, and looks 

 very bumy and Ipreading on account of its flender flexile branches ; it begins to di- 

 vide very near the root, and rifes in tufts, frequently to the height of fix or eight feet 



more -, it thrives beft in cool ihady pi 



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and feems to delight in a mixt clayey 



The feeds and other parts of the fructification g 



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with thofe of the black pepper of the Eafi- Indies, from which they diffc 



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for the grains of this feldom exceed 



ge muftard-feed in dimenfions, but 



very refpect the fame : the leaves and growth of 



the tafte and flavour is in < 



fhrub very nearly refemble that delineated in the Hortus Malabat 



is neither fo luxuriant or fucculent 



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I have had a large quantity of this fpice gathered for me, and have generally ufed 



it for many months 



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never could perceive any fenlible difTe 



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f the Eail whether ufed either in cookery or feaConing 



To gather any quantities of this aromatic, it muft be picked when full grown, and 

 before it ripens -, for, like the Pimento, the Camela and moil other fpicy grains, it 

 grows foft and fucculent by maturity, and demits the purgent flavour that recommends 

 it while in the full grown ftate : it may be then dried in the fun like the P 



and left adhering to the 



fpikes, which feem to have the fame flavour and 



pungency with the grain itfelf, and are as eafily ground in the mill 



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and tender fhoots of this plant are frequently ufed in difcutient b 



and fomentations, and fometimes pounded and applied with fuccefs to foul 

 the root is warm, and may be fuccefsfully adminiftered as a refol 



diluted ftate, fuch 



fudorific 

 fufions or lig 



diaphoretic ; but it muft anfwer be ft in a 



decoctions : which, however, may be varied in degrees of ftrength as occafion requires 

 I do not know of any diobftruent of this nature that anfwers better in dropfi 

 lighter obftructions from a lentor or inertion. 



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