SUBSTANCES REPUTED MEDICINAL. 207 
With larger doses than five grains tetanic spasms come on 
rapidly, and the animals diein a few minutes. Large dogs recover 
sometimes after five grains have been injected under the skin. 
<Dr. Bancroft, in Proc. R.S., V.S.W., 1886, p. 70.) 
Queensland. 
123; Zizyphus jujuba, Lam., N.O., Rhamnez, B.FI., i., 412. 
“Jujube Tree” of India. 
The French prepare a demulcent Paté de Fujubes from the 
fruits of this tree. Various parts of the tree are used in native 
medicine in India. The bark is a powerful astringent ; the dried 
and powdered fruit is used in medicine, as are also the leaves, and 
a decoction of the root. (Dymock.) 
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