 The dose of the fruit is 30 to 60 grains, and the British Pharmacopoeia contains a tincture with a dose of 4 to 1 dram.Arab herbalists of the Middle Ages were usually versed in alchemy, and cubeb was used, under the name "kababa", when preparing the water of al butm .The modern use of cubeb in England was in treating gonorrhea, where its antiseptic action was of much value .