An inaugural dissertation, on the chemical and medical properties of the persimmon tree, and the analysis of astringent vegetables : submitted to the examination of the Revd. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost ; the trustees and medical professors, of the University of Pennsylvania ; for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by James Woodhouse, A.M. ; honorary member of the American and Philadelphia medical societies.
- James Woodhouse
- Date:
- [1792]
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation, on the chemical and medical properties of the persimmon tree, and the analysis of astringent vegetables : submitted to the examination of the Revd. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost ; the trustees and medical professors, of the University of Pennsylvania ; for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by James Woodhouse, A.M. ; honorary member of the American and Philadelphia medical societies. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ ** ] 4* o 4- o * ° 4» ° •> PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT OF THE PERSIM- MON. The unripe fruit is to be gathered, in the month of Aur guft or September, fplit into pieces, dried in the fun, and reduced to an impalpable powder. The juice may be ob- tained by preflure, in an apparatus fuited to the purpofe, mixed with equal quantities of water, and kept in veflfels clofely (topped. After the juice has been obtained, the part which remains may be dried, and ufed in the fame manner, as the unripe fruit. To obtain the gum refin, we infpiflate the unripe juice in the fun, in wooden, or earthen veflTels. The gum, if not thoroughly dried,' cannot be pulverized, is malleable, and cannot be made into pills. When well dried, it is as brittle as glafs, and may be ufed in powder, in pills, or in tindure. The bed menftruum, to extrad its virtues, is common-fpirit. OF THE USE OF THE PERSIMMON IN MEDICINE. IN THE INTERMITTING FEVER. Without entering into a difquifition, concerning the proximate caufe, of an intermitting fever, fuffice it to fay, fimple aftringents, or aftringents combined with bitters, are the remedies generally ufed, in the cure of the difeafe. Galls, gum kinoe, oak bark, and the roots of cary- ophillata have all been employed with fuccefs.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21165373_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
