Cubeb Oil

Product Description:

Native to the Java and Sumatra islands of Indonesia, Cubeb is often called as Java pepper and is also grown widely in India and Malaysia. Its taste is often compared to allspice or pepper like.

Common Uses:

Cubeb oil is also used as an important ingredient in lozenges, spirits, chewing gum, oral cleansers, toothpastes, cough drops, cigarettes for hay fever, asthma and chronic pharyngitis. It is also used in Ayurvedic healing for treating joint and bone problems.

History

Cubeb was recommended by Charaka and Sushruta, the legendaryAyurvedicphilosophers for treating halitosis, cough, loss of voice, fever, gonorrhea and certain other oral problems. Cubeb is known in Sanskrit as kankol and in Hindi as kabab chini and is a part of the Ayurvedic family Pippali kul.

Caution:

Cubeb oil is a possible skin irritant and it is good to be avoided during pregnancy and nursing.