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Qiiodsi ea, quac nuclorcs pharjnacoulici <le baccarum Cuhcbarnm^ quac iu oHictnis oc» 

 dcurriuit, raria inclole scripscrunt, atlcnta mcntc coniparamus , non potcst nou subTcnire 

 suspicio, Plperls specieruni cllversaruni baccas iu suimiuuu ju'lls mcdlcne (lcLrimcutmn , sub 

 Cubcbarum nominc confusas ruisse cl forlassc adliijc courundi. 



Ex eadem etiam causa cxplicandum yidctur, analyscs clicmicas liarura baccarum t<uitmu 

 yarlium constitucjitiiun dlscrimeu ijulicarc, quautum ncc culturae diricrcnliac aut TariTis 

 Jocus natalis aut aetatis divcrsilas ucc aiuilyseos yaj^ia mclliodus cfTiccrc potncriiit. 



OBEKUoiirFEJi ex. gr. e IX ^ Cubebarum TIII uncias olci aelUcrci c\tra\It, Mum DDBiurc 

 .c \II ^ uon nisi IT cl dimldlam dr;ichmam ct KiUMK e XII cl diiuldia ffi II uucias et 

 dracbmam facta dcstinalioue acccpcrunt. ( Cf. JN. J. B. G. Guibourt, Pharmaccullsche 

 jraarcnJauide. III Scct. EdlL Gcrman. JNorimb. 1830. pag. 305 e( Jonnuil de Phannacle, 

 -Tom. YII. pajy. 309). 



Melius sane hacc dubia solvi possc^t, si accuratc cog^nltum cssct, c c[uibusnam tcrris 



Cabebae oflicinaruju advehanlur. Hae cjilm csscnt dlvcrsissimac, sl llluispliaijuaccnticls fides 



■cssct liabcjida ; his ycronon multmniiihac re fidcndjun vidctiu*, cum oumcs fcrc illr auctorcs 



<5ontinuo a sc iiivicem luis notilias transscribant ila ut, qnod sneculis £)racleiilis obtninil^ 



.atlliuc hodic Ila Jieri IraJaiil , pariim atleii(](Mi[cs acl irisij^ucs iJlas iTmtaliones quas mcrcalnni 



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quolidlc subit. — Cum autcjn illi, qui nialcrierum mcdicatarum mcrcaturam faciuut, ad 

 luis rcs vi\: atLcnduut, Cabebarum cojjiiilio hac rallonc adUuc dlu dubia luajicbil. 

 f Major quldcju Cubebarum pars e Java insula adfcrri Tldclur, cl ojjjuibus bcne pei'scnsis, 

 -solajii lianc iusulam Cubcbcirum gcuuijjarum inalrem dcclararc non dubitarcui. Ex cA autcnt 

 dn adjaccntcs tci^ras vchujjtur , cum(juc cx his dcijiccps iu Europajji adtehantur, Oiclujn cst, 

 *ut el has Cubcbarujn palilain dcclaraverint. 



Si itaquc vcrum cssct, quod libri pharmaccuticl tradunt, cx allis eliani tcrris Cubebarum 

 i)accas inhis cultas advchi, vcri non essct absijnilc, baccas spcclcriun airiniujii hoc nonuue ve- 

 nirc. Cuju autcju e\pcricntia nondum sit cojjfirmatujn , spui-iis his Cabchls caudcm virlutcia 

 iinedicatani conipctcrc, rei nicdlcac et pliarmaceuticae sane cfjre^jlc prospiccrclnr, si soluni- 

 ^nodo gduiinac Cahehae Javanlcae In usum adhlbeaiilnr. De c«iruin ciujh iii tx>rpus limna* 

 num actlouc dluturna c\perlcntla jamjam nicdici cdocti suut. 

 ' ]\uin Cltjsii tcmpoi'C Pipcr illud Giihieae (cf. pafj:. 22) tamiuam baccae Cabebae oiRci' 



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tiaruiii adhibitum sit, clarc non constat. Neque hodlc compertmn habco, num c\ iusulis 

 PhiUppinis , iii quibus tcstc Camello illo a nobis laiidato ( cf. pag-. 12 ) aut vcriun Piper 

 €ubeba aiit ccrte aflinis spccics crcscit, nostro tempore hac baccac advchanlur. Quo(l 

 Rutcm si ita essct, yerisimUitcr spccics Cubebarum a Javanicis divcrsa iulcr nierccs inve- 

 nlatur et fortasse in illis inprimis Europac tcrris invcsti«;ari posset , quibujs cum ilJIs lusidi^ 

 coiumcrcliun cst. 



. Ad quac dubia solvcnda Bolanicos pariter ac pharmaccuticos viros ciliortor, ciim conipa- 

 ratls varlls Cubeburuin spccicbus, in divcrsis Europae tcrris usltatis, res facile ad fineiu 



jMirduci potcst. 



Cubebae vcrae ct optimac notac , cx liidia oricntali navibus anolicis aclvcctac , scquciili modo 



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Baccae aridae , globosae , pedlcello inni\ae siirsimi incrassato ct bacca lonjjlori , atro fusco- 

 grlscjic, qiiasi sub-fjiMSca pruiiia indutae, cvtus rug^osae, pulpa scilicct siiccosa in plicas 

 alllorcs yel niagis obsoletas contracta, qiiac taincn vahle re^jularla poly{}ona (pouta^jona aut 

 hc\a(;oija) vljjinti, trigintavc formant. Aliae baccae obsciirloris coloris sunt, aliac pallidioris^ 



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