A WILD CUBEB FROM PERAK. Tt 
“ The following tables are a summary of the results obtained :— 
PIPER CUBEBA. PIPER RIBESIOIDES. 
RAW DRUG. 
No reaction for iron in aqueous solution or | Copious reaction for iron in dilute acid after 
acid solution. an hour. 
A decoction gives only a slight reaction with | lodine in cooled decoction indicated a con- 
iodine. siderable quantity of starch. 
ASH. 
8:01 per cent, which contained ‘081 per cent | 4:87 per cent, which continued 3°58 per cent 
of Fe O of Fe O 
2.3 | 28 
OBTAINED FROM FIFTEEN GRAMMES. 
per cent. 
Petroleum extract Eee .. 19°85... Vol. oil 6°28 per cent., non vol. fats and fixed 
oil 13°57 per cent. 
Ether extract ... Bee oe 3:08 ... Two resins; one neutral, soluble in alcohol, 
2°06 per cent; one acid, insoluble in alcohol, 
1°02 per cent. 
Alcoholic extract ee .. 148 ... Chiefly extractive. 
Aqueous extract co .. 764 .... Colouring matter and extractive. No gluco- 
sidal matter and free from sugar. 
Grammes, 
Total ies se or as cas a Te veh .. 32°05 
Residue... ne bas ay ah ni nt at Se OMEcO 
Waste sia aie ae Ent ae sae se sac 5c “69 
100°00 
The moisture at 100° C. was 1°75 per cent.” 
