Cucupha

In old pharmacy, a cucupha or cucufa was a cap, or cover for the head, with cephalic spices quilted in it, worn for certain nervous distempers, particularly those affecting the head.

This article is about the ancient remedy. For the saint, see Cucuphas.

References
  • "cucupha". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Cucupha". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (first ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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