The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-08-02
fAE MEDICAL PROPERTIES
SOME COMMON FRUITS.
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This i the season OF certain useful
i.r is. AID il IS well tlIa- We know ar,i
appreciate their useful Qualities
Currsuts-The fruit of both -,
bIstk aud red currant imparrs i;s Vi
tres 10 water. The juice of the r,i
cuFrsDt contains eitric acid, rnalic al
susar vegetable jelly, guIn-ani the
juice Is said to be diuretic and diaphc
refae The juice when made into -
i-lly or jam or paste, il very useful
in febrilc or inflammstory cases, -,d
iu hoarsenes. and affecrioAs OF III
throst. No family should be without
tli"se jellias,, so liealthful and rsfres,
ing to those afflicted with fever.
The Raspberry. the Blackberry AMI
the Dewberry-These plants possess
similar medical properties, and NAV
b. substituted the one for the otI,er.
and belong TO the same genus. TIL
bark of dewberry anl blackberry
SHOULD be preferred as the woody pr
ti0n j, inert; their odor and tastes ns-
similar, and they Impair, their virtues
70 wnt-r, alcohol or port wine. We
know of no accurate analysis of the
blrk. but it contains much tsrlArie
-scii. with bitter extractive.
The fruits of these summer plants
are highly esteemed as an article of
diet. ard are made into cordials, jams,
j liz. syrup, and they contain citric
AID malic acids, mucus, etc.
The fruit of the blackberry makes an
excellent syrup, which is of much ser
vice In dysentery being pleasant to the
t ste, mitigating the sufferings of the
.,ati~ut, aud ultimately effecting a cure
l. is within reach of every family at
this season Of the year.
The raspberry affords an agreeable
acid drink, rarely disturbing the stom
aeh. and usefully promoting the action
of the bowels. We have known fever
patients to be sgreeably refreshed with
raspberry syrup added to water, and
we also know it to be beneficial during
conva!escence.
A decoction of the leaves of the
raspberry, or of the bark of the roots,
has been found an excellent remedy in
diarrhea, dysentery, cholera infantum
and hemorrhage of the stomach or
bowels. 1t is well to know that a de-
coction of the raspberry leaf. diluted
with cream, will sllay vomiting and
nausea
Whortleberry-We have the blue
whor'leberry, the black whortleberry
or hucklebeIry. the bush whortleberry
and other varieties possessing similar
qualities. common to the Norther
States, Towering in May and June ard
ripening their fruit in July and August.
We notice that they all yield their vir
tues in water, are strongly diuretic and
estringent.
The fruit OF the whortleberry is very
useful when eaten alone with milk or
sugar, and is especially good in cases
of scurvy, scrofula, dysen;ery and de
rangement of the urinary organs.
Kings American Dispensatory men
tions that decoction of the leaves. or
bark of the roots, is astringent and
may be used in diarrhea or as local
application to ulcers. The berries and
roots, bruised aud STEPPED in Holland
gin, afford strong diuretic. active and
useful in cases of dropsy and gravel.
When eaten in their season, with due
regard to quantity, no fruit is more
healrhful. refreshing or cooling than
the blaekberries. raspberries and
whortleberries. These fruits should be
canned. as they are very useful in pies.
etc.
When people understand that these
fruits, including the currant, are
among the most healtnful articles of
diet, they will use them very freely.
We rank the eurrant very near the
strawberry in its medicinal qualities