The traditional use of cubeb berries was for the regulation of the sex life, both as an aphrodisiac and as a remedy for sexually transmitted diseases. 
 
Cubeb berries are a "red" alternative to black pepper, bitter, peppery, and pungent, with traces of camphor and nutmeg in their aroma. The herb is native to the Spice Islands of the Indian Ocean, traded to Europeans since the sixteenth century but never as popular as the better known black and white peppers. Cubeb berries are added to gin, and widely thought to be aphrodisiac. The stalked berries are a little larger than peppercorns, and have a furrowed surface. Most cubeb berries are hollow, although some contain a white kernel. 
 
Also known as: Piper cubeba, Tailed Pepper.

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SUGGESTED USAGE
Teas, capsules, tinctures, and as an essential oil, also used to make curries with curative properties. 
 
Precautions: "Ashanti pepper" from Central America does not have the same medicinal applications as cubeb pepper, although it has a less pungent aroma and a lighter taste.

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The dried fruits contain up to 10% essential oil composed of monoterpenes (sabinene 50%, carene, a-thujene, 1,4-cineol and 1,8-cineol) and sesquiterpenes (copaene, a- and b-cubebene, b-cadinene, caryophyllene, germacrene, cubebol). The pungency is caused by the lignane cubebin (2%) and several related compounds: hinokinin, clusin, dihydroclusin, and dihydrocubebin.

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Organic Cubeb Berries Whole - Piper cubeba, 1 lb is shipped in a discrete, unmarked package. Orders are processed immediately and usually takes about 3 to 5 working days to be received. We do ask that you try it for 2 to 3 weeks to feel the full effects. Any information received is used only for order processing and shipping purposes. Your information, such as e-mail address, will never be disclosed to a third party.

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