32 I. VEGETABLES.— A RTocARPE^. 



nigrum^ jnperis nigrl hacccB, the same : also much used in cookery 

 as a spice, particularly in pilaus, mellaghootanies, and curries, 

 and in preserving lampreys and ormiers ; dose gr. v to 3J, and in 

 larger doses in intermittent fevers ; also used to drive away insects ; 

 — ichite pepper^ piper album. Made by soaking black pepper in 

 saltwater, and rubbing off the outside skin, or by merely rubbing 

 the over-ripe berries that fall from the vines, is milder. Officinal 

 preparations. — Confectio piperis nigri. Conserva rutae, and Un- 

 guentum pip. nigr. D. 



Long pepper vine, Piper longum* Unripe fruit, long pepper^ 

 piper longiim^ piperis longi frudus, opening, attenuant, stimulant, 

 in doses similar to the former ; — Elephant pepper, is a larger variety 

 of this species. 



Small American long pepper, Mecaxochitle, Piper ohtusifo^ 

 Hum, Leaves used to flavour chocolate. 



Betel, Piper hetele. Leaves bitter, stomachic, tonic, highly 

 aphrodisiac; used as a masticatory with areka nut. — /-*. sirihoa. 

 Leaves used for those of betel. 



Jaborand, Piper reticulatum. Juice an antidote against the 

 poison of mushrooms and cassada. 



CuBEB, Piper cubeba. Berry, cabob pepper, tailed pepper, 

 cubebcB, cubeba, the same quality as the other peppers ; used in 

 cookery as a spice, and to ornament boiled poultry, stuck in rows 

 on the sides; also in gonorrhoea 3ss to3jss three times a-day ; but 

 in India, 3iij six or eight times a-day. Officinal preparation, — 

 Tinct. cubebas. D. 



Santa Maria leaf. Piper mnbellatum. Herb, in syrup, 

 used in colds and coughs. 



Pepper elder, Piper amalago* Used externally in baths 

 and fomentations. 



Carpapiga, Piper carpapiga. Leaves used in dyspepsia, and 

 to preserve stuffed animals from insects. 



Narrow leaved pepper. Piper angustifolium. Decoction 

 usid in venereal diseases. — P. peltatum. Fruit used externally in 

 swellings and dropsy. — P. cordifolium. Acrid. 



Piper inebrians. Green herb used to make an inebriating 

 drink, as may indeed be most of this genus. — P. crystallinum, 

 Peperomia crystallina. Has the odour of anise, and may be used 

 for it. 



Mathuskea, Saururus vermis. Root fresh and roasted, used 

 as an emollient poultice, and to allay inflammation. 



47. ARTOCARPEiE. 

 Stem milky, containing elastic gum. 



