294 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
_ Green. The Flowers are large, and of a beauti- 
ful deep Red: The Fruit is as big as a large 
Apple, and has a brown woody Covering ; it con- 
tains within, a great Quantity of Seeds, with a 
fweet and tart Juice about them.. ” 
_ The Rind of the Fruit is ufed, it is to be dried 
and given in Decottion; it is a powerful Aftrin-. 
gent: It ftops Purgings and Bleedings of all Kinds, 
and is good againft the Whites. 
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The Wiitp PoMEGRANATE TREE. 
= BALAUSTIA. 
A Smaller Tree than the former, but like it in 
its Manner of Growth; except that the — 
Branches are more crooked and irregular, and are 
more thorny. The Leaves are oblong, fmall, and 
of a bright Green, and they are fet in Clufters 
towards the End of the Branches. The Flowers 
are beautiful, they are double like a Rofe, and of a 
fine Purple. | 
The Flowers are the Part of the wild Pome- 
granate ufed in Medicine, our Druggifts keep them 
and call them Balauftines. They are given in 
Powder or Decoétion to ftop Purgings, bloody 
Stools, and Overflowings of the Menfes. A {trong 
Infufion of them cures Ulcers in the Mouth and 
Throat, and is good a Thing to wafh the Mouth 
for faftening the Teeth. 
The PoMPKIN. | 
=o PE PO. | 
A Very large and ftrageling Plant, cultivated by 
our poor People. The Stalks are very long — 
and thick, but ‘they lie upon the Ground, they 
are angulated and rough. The Leaves are ex- 
tremely large, and of a roundifh Figure, but 
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