120. The following Croton pill is said to be an effectual purgative: take any quantity of the seeds, deprived of their outer shell, boil them three times in milk, and after boiling, carefully remove the outer skin and the little leaf-like body (embryo) which will be found between the two halves of the kernel; if the latter be allowed to remain, it will cause violent griping and vomiting. To 30 grains of the seeds thus prepared add 60 grains of finely powdered Catechu, and with the aid of a little honey or gum beat them into an even mass. Mix the ingredients thoroughly, and divide into pills, each weighing two grains. One of these is a sufficient dose for an adult, and should be given only when a strong purgative is required, as in _Apoplexy_, _Convulsions_, _Insanity_, _Ardent Fevers_, &c. Should it cause much griping, vomiting, or too violent purging, a good large draught of lime juice is the best remedy; and it may be safely repeated in half an hour if the vomiting, &c., continue.
121. The oil expressed from these seeds, CROTON OIL, is a powerful purgative, in doses of one drop, or even less, made into a pill with bread-crumb. It is applicable for all the cases mentioned in the last section; and where one drop does not operate the dose may be increased to two or even three drops. In _Apoplexy_, _Fits_, _&c._, where the patient is unable to swallow, it is sufficient to place the oil at the base of the tongue. Its use, as a general rule, should be confined to adults.
122. A useful stimulant liniment is made by mixing half an ounce of Croton Oil with three and a half ounces of Sesamum, Cocoa-nut, or other bland oil. It causes a vesicular eruption, and proves serviceable in _Chronic Rheumatism_, _Paralysis_, _Diseases of the Joints_, _Phthisis_, and _Chronic Bronchitis_.
123. +Cubebs.+ The dried unripe fruit of Cubeba officinalis, _Miquel_.
Kabáb-chíní (_Hind._, _Duk._, _Punj._), Liút-marz (_Kash._), Vál-milagu (_Tam._), Tóka-miriyálu, Chalava-miriyálu (_Tel._), Vál-mulaka (_Mal._), Bála-menasu (_Can._), Kabábachini, Himsí-míre (_Mah._), Kabáb-chíní, Tadamirí (_Guz._), Vál-molagu, Vát molavú (_Cing._), Lada-bereker (_Malay_).
124. Cubebs of very fair quality is often obtainable in the bazaars. [In Southern India and elsewhere _Sítal-Chíní_ is the name in use for Cubebs, and _Kabáb-chíní_ for Allspice (fruit of Eugenia Pimenta), whereas in Calcutta the reverse holds good, the former (_Sítal-Chíní_) is applied to Allspice, and the latter (_Kabáb-chíní_) to Cubebs. In the Madras bazaars the name Kabáb-chíní is also often applied to the buds of _Mesua ferrea_: this is incorrect, the proper name of the latter being _Nágésar_ (Moodeen Sheriff). According to Dr. Aitchison the fruit of Zanthoxylum alatum, _Roxb._ (Zanthoxylon hostile, _Wall_) is often sold as Cubebs (Kabáb-chíní) in the Punjaub bazaars.] It is usually about the size of black pepper, globular, wrinkled, blackish, supported on a short stalk, has an acrid camphoraceous taste, and a peculiar aromatic odour. Within the shell is a hard, spherical, whitish, oily kernel.