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XLV. Malus Arantia, fratta limonis pafillo, acidiffimo. Cat. Fam, p- . 
ort. Linton pafillus Calaber Steerbeck, Citricult. p. 80. Linon Alter equfd. 2b. 
p81. Lima acris ejufd. ib. p. 99: Lima cortice leviCaftell, Hort. Meff. Ind. 
fimpl. p.13-Malus Lima fructu acido, Grifl. Viria. p. 44. An Malus lmonia 
trutlu- parvo cortice tenut, [ucoo acidioris Ej: ‘The Lime-tree of Dumpier, 
c.9: & 10. 7 
The Lime-Tree. 
Thefe Prees ate to bei miet' with: every where in this Ifland, in 
Vaideras and Guam, Dampier. 
‘They grow wildin Africa, Lob. h 
The Juice is {queez’d out of the ripe Fruit in a Prefsithat they have- 
for that Purpofe, and after {tanding fome Time to clear it felf inthe 
Cask, is fold to be fent over inte Barope. rg gu nh 
Tt has'd fotitewhat aromatic Tafte which comes from -the Rind, being 
prefs'd with the*Pulp, whieh ‘makes it the more wholefome, iv being 
an Antidote to the Sowrnels' of the Juice, which is'apt to caufe Gripes 
or the Belly-Ach. : ge 
“Ic takesaway Phirft fliced with Sugar, brings away Sand, and ftops 
Gonorrhaas ; it does the fame if drank with White. Wine, or unfalted 
Broath, to four, fix, eight, or ten Drops, ‘Ferp. ie 
~The Roots ate diaretic and open Obftructions, being hot, dry, ‘bit- 
er, fharp, andof fubtle Parts. The Juice is profitable to thofe’'who: 
aréhot and absurd with Choler, if it be ufed as a Sauce, efpecially if 
Sugar be put to it; Childréri and aged Perfons are not to ufe ‘it, berg 
too cold; almoft the fame Catition'is to be“taken with Sorbetti, or Scer- 
bert; te keeps frorh' the Scurvy, the Sailots'cure Ritigworms, Scabs, and 
other Skin Difeafes-withi¢; and chymically preparéd, it diffolves. Pearl 
and a little quiets the boiling of Sugar: A Draught of this boil’d with 
a ithe Water and Sugar, ‘given in the Beginning of the Fit of a Fever 
works by Sweat and Urine, and either cures or checks it; fo that it 
goes off; this Pé/o try’d in feveral. It is avery good Antidote againit 
thé” Bitings of Serpents. Fhe Seeds ‘are ufed with Succelg as’ well as 
their diftill?’d Oil, not only as an Antidote again{t all cold Poyfons (as 
the Juice again{t hot, and contagious Difeafes) but Worms. The Extract: 
of the Flowers ‘and Rifid’ is good againft the fame, . The Juice of the 
Tops cures poyfon’d Wounds, Pi/o. | | 
‘Two Ounces of the Juice of Lemons with as’ much ‘Spirit of Wine 
prevents the Fit of an Ague, if given before it comes, Oranges and 
Stiblimiate are’pdod ‘fot thé Heh) 4 he Séeds: are ‘good againft-Worms 
Asis the Fite. Ger: | shat | 
 Slgieale was miftiken in faying that thefe Trees were particular to 
merica, 
‘ si A ap. Purchas, lib.4. p. 1165, found them in Porto-Rico, num- 
erlefs, sot PesgwatQ amido 
jones apud Purchas, lib. 3. c.9. §. 1. p. 228. in the Comorra-Ifles between 
St. Ladrence ‘atid’ the Main’ Continent’ Of “Africa. Donnton ap. Purchas, 
Lib. 3. tap, 42%. 4 pi 2g. about Surat, Wwhere they are very refrefhing 
ae gers p. 307. and at Adem, © 
Ayton ‘ap. Purchits, lb. 4. capi g. §. 1. p. 489, at Mobelias near the-Comorra 
Tfles, differiiig from Lemmons: a ib, iP ae é 1. p. S29q% Heynes, vib de t. 5. 
ae tb. at Mocha. & p.624. Sit Tho. Roe, at Molalia. tb. lib. 4. Gap. 26. 
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