298.
Pepper, Black.
The unripe fruit of Piper nigrum, Linn.
Kálí-mirch, Gól-mirch (Hind., Punj.), Kálí-mirchí (Duk.), Kálá-morich, Gól-morich (Beng., Punj.), Martz (Kash.), Milagu, Mulagu (Tam.), Miriyálu (Tel.), Kuru-mulaka (Mal.), Menasu (Can.), Miré (Mah.), Kálo-mirich, Miri (Guz.), Kalu-miris (Cing.), Náyu-kon (Burm.), Lada hitam (Malay). Black pepper, when fresh and of good quality, is a useful stimulant and stomachic in doses of from 10 to 15 grains or more.
299. In Cholera the following pills were formerly held in high repute in Bengal. Take of Black Pepper, Asafœtida, and Opium, each 20 grains; beat them well together, and divide into 12 pills; of these one was the dose, repeated in an hour if required. On account of the quantity of Opium they contain, it is inadvisable to continue their use too long (See Par. 285). They are chiefly indicated at the very outset of the attack.
300. For Piles in aged and debilitated persons the following Confection is often of great service: Take of Black Pepper in fine powder, 1 ounce; Caraway fruit in fine powder, 1½ ounce; Honey, 7½ ounces. Rub them well together in a mortar, and give from one to two drachms twice or thrice daily. It proves useful also in the case of old and weak people suffering from Descent of the Rectum. An infusion of Black Pepper (2 drachms of bruised Pepper to 1 pint of Boiling Water) forms a useful stimulant gargle in Relaxed Sore Throat, and Hoarseness dependent thereon.
301.
Physic Nut Plant.
Jatropha Curcas, Linn.
Jangle-arandí (Hind., Guz.), Jangli-yarandi (Duk.), Erandá-gách, Bon-bhérandá (Beng.), Kátt-áma-naku (Tam.), Pépalam (Tel.), Káttá-vanaka (Mal.), Bettada-haralu (Can.), Rána-yerandi (Mah.), Val-endaru, Erandu (Cing.), Késu-gi, Simbo-késu (Burm.).