Who is there who does not like fruit and fruit juice drinks? Until lately, fruits helped to satisfy appetite and fruit drinks were considered as soothing in fevers. Fruits also made appetizing wines. What are the real facts.
Wild cherry juice, whether fermented or unfermented, was always considered a tonic. The reason for this is its richness in Iron Oxide, Potassium Oxide and Phosphoric Acid.
fust as wild cherry was known as a tonic, so the juice of the black currant became known as an antiseptic, purifier of the blood and restorative of the nervous system, and an equally valuable remedy in anemia, malnutrition and general debility. Why? Because it is rich in vitamins
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and positive alkali and contains, among other mineral elements, 13.70 Potassium.
Who is not familiar with blackberry pie, blackberry wine and brandy and the use of blackberry, and especially dewberry-root tea for looseness of the bowels, especially for children during the summer months? What are the facts? It contains 19.68 Potassium, 3.76 each of Sodium and Phosphorous, besides other valuable elements.
Consider the lowly parsley once used only to give an added taste to food. Now we know that it is rich in Calcium, Iron, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin and Ascorbic Acid. It is recognized by many physicians as valuable in the treatment of high blood pressure.
Returning to the subject of herbs, their tinctures or other preparations of them. It was not so long ago that that their use as medicines was thought of as an old wives tale. There has been a decided change in this concept and many physicians are replacing the chemical and synthetic preparations with them.
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