Foreign Vegetables. 197 
Paul Herman calls the Plant upon which they 
grow Curane , Cynos . Mat . A/ft/. It is a fcandent 
Plant fomething like the Smilax Afper , and full of 
fmall Branches *, but no Author hitherto has given 
us a Defcription of it. 
Cubebs contain a fubtile, aromatick, effential Oil, 
which is got from them in great Plenty by Diftil- 
lation : Wherefore they are of great Service in an 
Apoplexy, Giddinefs, Palfy, Stinking Breath, and 
Want of Appetite. They ftrengthen the Stomach 
when relaxed, difcufs Flatulencies, attenuate thick 
tough Phlegm adhering to the Coats of the Sto- 
mach and other Bowels, and are ufeful in cold 
Diford ers of the Brain and Womb. Being chewed 
along with Maflich they difcharge Spittle, fortify 
the Brain, and cure Catarrhs. Garcias fays the In- 
dians ufe them much infufed in Wine to excite Ve- 
nery, and the People of Java take them to warm 
the Stomach. They are likewife commended againft 
Hoarfenefs and Lofs of Voice. The Dofe in Sub- 
fiance is from gr. iij. to 9j. and from f). to jij. in- 
fufed in Wine, or fome other proper Liquor. 
Artic. XII. Of Pepper. 
Piper , Latinor. n«rf£ », GrcBcor . Fulful et Fulfel , 
Arab. Pepper is a Kind of Spice which has been 
much efteemed as a Seafoning for Food in all 
Ages and in all Countres. It was known both to 
the ancient and modern Greeks and the Arabians , 
and was much ufed among them. Diofcorides , 
Galen , and other Writers, diflinguifh three Kinds 
(viz.) black, white, and long Pepper ; which they 
fuppofed to be all the fame Fruit, differing only in 
Degrees of Ripenefs. But the three Sorts which 
are at this Time in the Shops under thefe Names, 
are the Produce of three different Plants, which we 
fhall here mention. 
O 3 Piper 
