22 FAMILY HERBAL. 



the same tree, but it ooz.es naturally from the 

 cracks in the bark. 



The black balsam of Peru is a. cordial as well 

 as a balsam ; it is excellent in disorders of the 

 breast, and in all obstructions of the viscera ; 

 ten drops at a time given on sugar, and con- 

 tinued daily, have cured asthmas and beginning 

 consumptions. It also promotes the menses, and 

 is excellent in suppressions o urine. Outwardly 

 applied it heals fresh wounds. 



The Balsam of Tolu-Tree. Arboi balsam if era 

 Tolutana. 



THIS is a kind of pine tree. It does not 

 grow to any great height, but spreads into a 

 great quantity of branches. The leaves are 

 long and very slender, and of a deep green ; the 

 bark is of a reddish white, and the fruit is a 

 small cone, brown and hard. 



No part of the tree is used but the balsam 

 only which comes from it. They wound the 

 trunk in hot seasons, and this liquid resin flows 

 out, which they put up into shells for expor- 

 tation : it is thick, brown, and very fragra:it 

 It is excellent in consumptions, and other disord 

 of the breast, and may be given in pills 

 balsamic syrup of the apothecaries is made from 

 it, and possesses a great deal of its virtues. 



The Barbluy-Bush. Bcrbcris. 



THIS is a wild bush in some parts of Eng- 

 land, but it is common every where in gardens ; 

 it l'iows fo eight or itin feet high in an ir- 

 urtilar manner, and much branched. The barK 



