cITRUS AURANTIUM, ORD. XXVIII. Pomacee. 525 
the Seville Orange, yet that of the China, by being united with 
a larger proportion of saccharine matter, is more agreeable to the 
taste, therefore mostly preferred, and may be taken more freely. 
These acids, by uniting with the bile, are said to take off its 
bitterness; hence Dr. Cullen thinks it ‘‘ probable, that acid fruits 
taken in are often useful in obviating the disorders that might 
arise from the redundancy of bile, and perhaps from the acrid 
quality of it. On the other hand, however, if the acids are in 
greater quantity than can be, or are, properly corrected by the 
bile present, they seem, by Some union with that fluid to acquire 
a purgative quality, that gives a diarrhoea, and the colic pains 
that are ready to accompany the operation of every purgative.”4 
The outer yellow rind of the fruit is a grateful aromatic bitter, 
and is commonly employed as a stomachic, a character in which 
it is deservedly much esteemed. By the union of its aromatic 
and bitter qualities it warms the stomach, promotes appetite, and 
gives tone and strength to the viscera. It contains a considerable 
portion of volatile aromatic oil, very different from that of any 
other bitter, except what is found in the lemon; and the com- 
bination of this oil with the bitter of the orange peel, according 
to Dr. Cullen, gives it peculiar virtues; but the Orange-peel 
being commonly employed in conjunction with other bitters, 
these virtues have not been ascertained.‘ He adds, that he has 
‘“ made several observations, which justify the opinion that Orange 
peel may be particularly useful in restoring the tone of the sto- 
mach when it has been much impaired; but this does not appear 
so often as it should, because we employ it almost only in its 
dried state, and in too small a proportion, as we take it dried with 
a part of the white inert substance that is also in the rind of the 
Orange.” 
It has been justly remarked,* that “ Orange-peel appears to be 
very considerably warmer than that of lemons, and to abound 
Se int. ¢ Cullen, M. M. vol. ti. p.87.  * Lie. 
® See Edinburgh New Dispensatory by Dr. Duncan, p. 139. 
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