The name " cubeb " comes from flavoring agent for gins and cigarettes in the West, and as a seasoning for food in Indonesia.
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A small percentage of cubeb was commonly included in lozenges designed to alleviate bronchitis, in which the antiseptic and expectoral properties of the drug are useful.
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But reputedly Philip IV of Spain at the end of the 1630s suppressed trade in cubeb peppercorns to capitalize on his massive share of the black pepper trade.
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Other Arab authors wrote that cubeb rendered the breath fragrant, cured affections of the bladder, and that eating it " enhances the delight of coitus ".
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In Moroccan cuisine, cubeb is used in savory dishes and in pastries like " markouts ", little diamonds of semolina with honey and dates.
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Grains of paradise is one of many hot spices, like long pepper and cubeb, from West Africa, where spices are ground and combined in complex blends.
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Even today, his formula for the incense is quoted by neopagan authors, some of whom also claim that cubeb can be used in love sachets and spells.
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William Wyatt Squire wrote in 1908 that cubebs " act specifically on the genito-urinary mucous membrane . ( They are ) given in all stages of gonorrhea ".
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As compared with copaiba in this connection cubeb has the advantages of being less disagreeable to take and somewhat less likely to disturb the digestive apparatus in prolonged administration ..
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In 2000, Shiseido, a well-known Japanese cosmetics company, patented a line of anti-aging products containing formulas made from several herbs, including cubeb.
