| Show FRUIT AS A MEDICINE A noted medical authority of philadelphia gives the following test teat of the medical action of various fr fruits ilits jao H says however that no edible fruit hoa haft a strict medicinal effect but op erat by assisting the natural tendencies of the system under the category of laxatives oranges figs tama tamarinds rinds prunes mulberries dates necta rinea aud plums plume may be included inc ludd pome grek nates cranberries black blackberries berries berrien sumach dumach berries dewberries dew berries KM iberri barberries bayberries bar berries quinces pears wild cherries and are astringent gracca peaches strawberries whortleberry whortleberries berrieS berri 11 prickly pears peare black currant currants cur ranta T melon seeds needs are diuretics goose berrien red and white currents pumpkins and melons Bare are refrigerants and I 1 limes and apples are refrigerants ani and sedatives seda tives taken in the early morning an orange acts very decidedly as ag a 3 lax tive sometimes amounting to a park tive alve and may generally be relied on pomegranates are very reet anti and relieve relaxed throat and uvala the bark of the root in the form of a decoction to la a good ea bially obnoxious to tapeworm jpy alao split split open form excellent fur for bolls ar d small abscesses berries and lemons locally applied wn ate of some service in the removal of tarter rom the teeth apples are correctives correct ivea useful nausea they immediately imlej lately remove th tb due ta om smoking oking batt bitter ele la munda monds contain acid wa are useful in simple cough but 11 amy t b to kt frequently produce a sort eort of capA or nettle dettle rash the persimmon af dlo spyros I 1 IB 8 palatable when wine 11 ripe bt buli the green fruit to id highly astringent much tannin und land is loua oft in diar hoea and incipient dysentery the oil of the cocoanut coco anut bag baa beba recommenced as a substitute for ea liver oil and is in much used to in germany for phthisis barberries bayberries Bar berries are very agreeable to fever patients in the form of a drink dutch are am as td nr gent mod and not very palatable gram and raisins raising are nutritious and domed deml cent and very grateful in the a chamber A so ailed grape buee has baa been much lauded for the treat ania ment of congestions congest ions of the liver sad awl stomach enlarged appleen scrofula 1 tuberculosis etc nothing la is allowed M but water and bread and pounds of grapes per diem seeds are demulcent and astringent astrin boiled in water they make an excellent i gothing and sedative lotion in so IW flim matory diseases of the eyes diw ears earp |
