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Sweet Cherry
Sweet Cherry
(Prunus avium)

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Cherry Stalks

Botanical: Prunus avium and Other Species (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Rosaceae

---Part Used---Fruit stalks.
---Habitat---Britain, Clermond Ferrand in France, and other parts of the Continent.



---Description---The fruit stalks of all species are used, their distinctive characteristics are stalks 1 3/4 inch long, very thin and enlarged at one end.

---Medicinal Action and Uses---Astringent, tonic. Used in bronchial complaints anaemia, and for looseness of bowels, in the form of an infusion or decoction. 1/2 oz. of the stalks to a pint of water.

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