68 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
Bark, and Baftard Jefuits Bark : It is cordial and : | 
aftringent. It is very properly given in Fevers | 
‘attended with purging. And many- have aCu- | 
ftom of fmoking it among Tobacco ; asa Reme- | 
dy of Head-achs, and Diforders of the Nerves: | 
Tt alfo does good in Pleurifies and Peripneumonies: _ 
Some have recommended it as a fovereign Remedy 
in thofe Cafes, but that goes too far. 
The Cassia Fistura Trer. 
a——poeewceolA FISTUL A, — 
MpHis is a large Tree, Native of the Eaft, and | 
avery beautiful one when in Flower. It 
grows twenty or thirty Feet high, and is very — 
much branched. The Leaves are large, and of? 
deep Green, and each is compofed of three or four — 4 
Pairs of fmaller, with an odd one at the End 
The Flowers are of a greenifh Yellow, but they | 
are very bright, and very numerous, fo that they | 
make a fine Appearance, when the Tree is fullof | 
long, black, and woody, having within a black, — 
-foft, pulpy Matter and the Seeds, aod 
__ This pulpy Matter is the only Part ufed im 
- Medicine. It is a gentle and excellent Purge, the — 
lenitive Eleétuary owes its Virtues to it, It never 
binds afterward, and therefore is an excellent — 
Medicine for thofe who are of coftive Habits; 
{mall Dofe of it being taken frequently. 
The Cas sia BARK Tree. 
_ CASSIA’LIGNEA. ~ 
MIS is a large fpreading Tree, frequent i 
the Eaft-Indies, and ve ch _refemblin: 
them: The Pods follow thefe, they are two Feet | 
