Cubeb 1 ( Kabab Cheeni 1 )

Native to Indonesia, particularly Java, cubeb came to Europe via India through Venetian trade with the Arabs, Javanese growers protected their monopoly of the trade by sterilizing the berries by scalding, thus ensuring that the vines were unable to be cultivated elsewhere. Its main use appears to have been in medicine, although its similarity to pepper made it a handy substitute.

Ingredient Name :

Piper cubeba Linn.

Arabic Name : Kabbaaba, Habb al-�aroos, Kharkoos

Bengali Name : Kababchini, Sugandhmarich

Chinese Name : Bi cheng qie, Bi cheng qie

English Name : Cubebs, Tailed-pepper, Java Pepper, False Pepper

French Name : Cub’be, Poivre  queue

German Name : Kubebenpfeffer, Schwanzpfeffer, Stielpfeffer

Gujarati Name : Chankabab, Chinikabab, Tadamiri, Kababchim

Hindi Name : Kababchini, Sheetalchini, Sheetalmirch, Kankol

Kannada Name : Gandhmenasu, Balmenasu

Kashmiri Name : Kushfal, Kababchini

Latin name : Piper cubeba Linn.

Marathi Name : Kankol, Kapurchini, Kankola

Persian Name : Kababah, Kababchini

Punjabi Name : Kababchini, Sardchini

Sanskrit Name : Kankola, Kankolaka

Urdu Name : Kababchini, Kababa

Recommended Dosage:

1 to 3 g powder of dried fruit.

Contraindication:

This herb is not recommended during pregnancy or lactation. Avoid in people hypersensitive to piperine. Large doses (many times the recommended dosage) are said to produce headache and dizziness, probably from the augmented cerebral circulation.

Cubeb berry is considered a carminative, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant, and antiseptic. It has often been used in the treatment of gonorrhea. Cubeb Berry has been shown to be effective in easing the symptoms of chronic bronchitis. It is also used for digestive ailments and is effective in treating dysentery. Cubeb also has a local stimulating effect on the mucous membranes of the urinary and respiratory tracts. The herb has often been associated with the reproductive system and has been used to treat cystitis, leucorrhea, urethritis, and prostate infections. Its action in regards to genital problems have led many to believe that cubeb has aphrodisiacal properties and is often used in traditional love spells.

Here are some fantastic health benefits of Cubeb or Tailed Pepper:

– It relieves sore throat, cough, asthma and other respiratory ailments. Especially great for singers as it keeps their voice clear.

– It is used as an ingredient in aromatic oils to relieve arthritis and joint pains.

– It is excellent for treating dysentery and leucorrhoea.

– It treats flatulence and dyspepsia.

– It is a diuretic and a stimulant.

Useful in Following diseases:

• Bronchitis
• Catarrh
• Cough
• Cystitis
• Dysentery
• Fevers
• Flatulence
• Gonorrhoea
• Halitosis (Bad Breath)
• Indigestion
• Laryngitis
• Leucorrhoea
• Nausea
• Obesity
• Oedema
• Piles
• Rheumatoid
• Arthritis
• Sexual Debility
• Spermatorrhoea
• Ulcers
• Vomiting
• Weakness of Digestive System