cubeb

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Cubeb pepper is widely available online, as well as at some spice shops and African markets.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

Cubeb, kū′beb, n. the dried berry of Piper cubeba, a climbing shrub, native to Sumatra—useful as a stomachic and carminative in indigestion, for piles and for sore throats.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Cubeb pepper was much used in the Middle Ages as a spice, and imported into Europe as such.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry