Latin Name: Piper cubeba
Alternate Names: Tailed Pepper
Family: PIPERACEAE
Parts Used: Unripe fruit.
Properties: Antiseptic, Carminative, Expectorant, Diuretic, Stimulant, Stomach Tonic, Yang Tonic.
Internal Uses: Amoebas, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Cystitis, Flatulence, Gleet, Hemorrhoids, Prostatitis, Urethritis
Internal Applications: Tea, Tincture, Capsules.
Topical Uses: Sore Throat
Topical Applications: Essential oil is used in throat lozenges. Gargle for sore throat.
Culinary uses: Fruit dishes, sauces. Used much like Allspice.
Energetics: Pungent, Warm.
Chemical Constituents: Cubebic acid, cubebene, cubebin, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, piperidine, caryophyllene, sabinene.
Contraindications: Avoid during inflammation of the digestive tract.
Comments: Cubeb was once used to treat infections of the genito-urinary tract, including gonorrhea, although today most people use antibiotics. It was also used in special cigarettes to be smoked to treat asthma.