| Botanical Name | Piper cubeba |
| Common Name | Tailed pepper |
| Country of Origin | Indonesia,india |
| Solubility | insoluble in water |
| Specific Gravity | 0.89800 to 0.92800 @ 25.00 °C |
| Optical Rotation | -43º to-20º (20º C) |
| Refrective Index | 1,492 – 1,502 (20º C) |
| PlantPart | Fruit |
| Bland With | Ylang Ylang |
| CAS No | 8007-87-2 |
| Flash Point | 63° C |
| Extraction Method | Steam Distilled |
The oil is very useful in the treatment of infections and inflammations. The peppery scented oil has a mild stimulating effect.
Cubeba is well used in Chinese traditional medicine to help alleviate menstrual pain such as dysmenorrhea. It also helps to relieve stomach aches, lower back pains, headaches and other muscular aches. Litsea Cubeba oil is also used in inhalers to help assist people with asthma or bronchitis as it relaxes the bronchial tubes that will allow a proper breathing.
Color : yellow to greenish with spicy, peppery odor,
Aroma : Crisp, citrus smell
Sabinene (9.1%), ß-elemene (9.4%), ß-caryophyllene (3.1%), epi-cubebol (4.3%), and cubebol (5.6%) were the main components of the berry oil. trans-Sabinene hydrate (8.2%), ß-caryophyllene (5.0%), epi-cubebol (4.2%), cadinene (16.6%) and cubebol (4.8%)
It is used in massages for relieving stress and muscular aches. The oil is also very effective in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Leucorrhoea, gleer, gonorrhoea are some of the infections that is treated by using this oil.
