Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-22 | Page 11 | The Many Medical Uses of Fruit

THE MANY fANY MEDICAL USES OF FRUIT F Fruits its may be put to many uses m relieving diseased conditions of off f ff r f the b body d They do not exert direct medicinal effects but instead they f ff f simply encourage the natural processes t which the se ral remedial f ff f processes by which they are brought about f ff f A noted medical authority has just summarized the many great f ff f uses of fruits to the medical profession Under the category of laxa- laxa f ff f oranges figs tamarinds prunes mulberries dates nectarines and f ff f plums may be included pomegranates cra cranberries blackberries sum sumach-f- sumach ch f berries dewberries raspberries barberries barberries quinces pears wild cher- cher cherf f ff f lies and are astringent grapes grapes- peaches strawberries whortleberries f berries prickly pea pears s black currants and melon seeds are diuretics f ff f gooseberries red and white currants pumpkins and mel melons ns are are f rants and lemons limes and apples apples apples' are sedatives f ff f Taken In the early morning an orange acts very decidedly as a laxativE laxa- laxa f ff f tive M sometimes amounting to a n. purgative an and may generally be relI re- re ref f 4 lI lied d on Pomegranates are very astringent and relieve relaxed throat f ff f and uvula The bark of the root in the form of a decoction is a good f ff f especially obnoxious to tapeworm rigs Figs split open form f excellent poultices for bolls boils and small abscesses abscesses Strawberries and lemons lem- lem f ff f ons locally applied are of ot some service in the removal of tartar flOm teeth f ff f Apples are correctives useful In nausea and even seasickness They f ff f Immediately relieve the nausea due to smoking Bitter almonds contain con con- conf f ff f tain acid and are useful In simple cough ough but they fre- fre f ff f produce a sort of or orl The persimmon or orf f ff f ros is palatable when rl rifle e. e Hie me green fruit is highly as- as f ff f containing much tannin and s used used in and dy dysentery f The oil of the cocoanut has been r recommended commended as a substitute for f cod liver oil and is much used in Gelm ny f foi r phthisis Barberries are aref f ff f very agreeable to fever patients In the fOfi of a drink Dutch medIal's f are aie astringent and aud not very palatable Grapes and raisins are f ff f and demulcent and very grateful In flie fhe sick chamber I