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234 



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The fruit of the Sloe-bufli, or, as it is frequently called, Black 



thor 



is fo harflily fliarp and auftere as not to be 



thoroughly mellowed by frofts : its j 



table till 



extremely vifcid, fo that 



the fruit requires the addition of, a little water, in order to admit of 

 preffion. The juice obtained from the unripe fruit, and infpifTated 



to dryhefs by a 



entle heat, is the 



erman acacia, and has bee 



n 



ufually fold in the (hops for the Egyptian acacia, from which it differ 

 in being harder, heavier, darker coloured, of a fliarper tafte, and 

 more efpecially in giving out its aflringency to redified fpirit.'' 



The Pruna fylveflria have been employed for their ftyptic powers 

 fince the time of Diofcorides ;^ and as their aftringency is united 



the refrig 

 thofe med 



qualities of the fruit, they may fometimes fuperfede 



heating 



of this 



which are of a refi 



or 



quality. They have been recommended in diarrhseas, hsemorrhag 



afFea 

 Dr. Cu 



and as garg 



in 



mefadions of the tonfils and 



con 



fid 



ers the Sloe as the mofl powerful of the fruBus 



acerhi^ and adds, that he has often found it an agreeable and ufeful 

 aftringent; but he thinks the conferve of this fruit, as direded by 



the College, contains a larger proportion of fugar thaii is neceffarj.' 



The flowers, with "their caly 



this purpofe an ounce infufed 

 rather whey 



r 



moderately purg 



and for 



■-^ 



in a fufficient quantity of water, or 



perienced to be a pleafant and ufeful laxative. 



The powdered bark, In dofes of a dram, is faid to cure ag 



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Lewis Mat. Med. p. 5 



Vide Mat. Med. vol. 



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It 



p. A 



Dlofc. Mat. Med. Lib. L cap. 173- 



J. Bauh. Hj/f. torn. i. P. i.p. 196. ^ Fred, 



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Hoffman, D'ljf. de praftantia remedy domeft. §. 26 



Dr. Withering fays, <' The tender leaves dried are fometimes ufed as a fubft 



d is I believe the beft fubftitute that has yet 



1 



put mto v^^me, gives it a beautiful red colour, and a pleafant fubacid roughnefs. Letters 



written upon hnen Or woollen with the juice of this fruit, will not wa{h out." B 

 Arr, p. 500. . ' 



V 



tRUNUS DOMESTICA. COMMON PRUNE, Or PLUM TREE 



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i 



STNONYMA. Prunum gallicum. Phann.Lond/Vxxxnm^oratKic^' 



.Gerard. Emac. p. 1497, Prunus vulgaris, FarL fheaU p^ li^^. 



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