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‘ iittar. of the large sweet. Citron rind is said te. be hot ' d 
dry, the io cold and dry if acid, but cold and moist if pith 
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scribed as  reftigerent and Sriniegia si and is said 
and is best administered preserved with honey or sugar. 
author of the Makhzan-el-Adwiya states that if the cna te 
citron be steeped in a vessel of wine it will convert it into 
vinegar. He also quotesa Mahometan Hadis (tradition), to, 
the effect that Satan will not enter a house in whieh citr 
are kept. The essential oil is extracted by means of sweet ¢ im 
from the powdered rind, it is considered hot and dry, 
used as a stimulating liniment, The essential oil of the 
and leaves is extracted in the same way, and is consid 
have the same properties. The seeds are generally stated t 
alexipharmic. With regard to oranges, the Mahometan writ 
‘describe the best kind as large, thin-skinned, and 
et they say that the rind and flowers are hot and dry, the 
. cold and dry, and recommend the fruit in colds and 
_ when febrile symptoms are present; it is best adminis 5 
baked with sngar. The juice is valuable in bilious affectic 
and stops bilious diarrhcea. The orange is the safest of 1 
_ acid fruits; the peel’is useful for checking vomiting, and the 
% Prevention: of intestinal worms. Orange poultice i is ree t 
‘ mended in some skin affections, “os - psoriasis, &e. 
__ are considered to be alexip] fectant ; orange wate 
_ stimulating and refreshing. The essence is extracted, by’ 
from the rind and flowers, and is used as a ee tat 
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as large as a goose egg. Of all, the juice is the most 
part ; the peel has the same properties as orange peel, 
weaker. The juice ‘s stated to be cold and dry, ¢ 
to. some; cold and moist; to be detergent, useftr 
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