IN answer to the letter about Berberis on May 18.

The common name for Berberis is Barberry. In Robinson's Family Herbal the medicinal virtues of Barberry are given as follows:

"The inner rind of the Barberry tree boiled in white wine cleanses the body from choleric tumours, from scabs, itch, ringworms, inflammation of the liver and dysentery. The bark of the stem infused in beer has the reputation of curing the jaundice, for it is tonic and deobstuent. The berries are useful in all inflammatory fevers, especially typhus fever, and bilious disorders and scurvy. The active principal of the bark is tonic, and in large doses laxative. It is an excellent remedy for dyspepsia, with functional derangement of the liver. It acts as a purgative and is an excellent gargle for a sore mouth from any cause."

Mrs Winifred Crook

Seaton Road

Bolton

IN answer to the letter about Berberis on May 18. The common name for Berberis is Barberry. In Robinson's Family Herbal the medicinal virtues of Barberry are given as follows:

"The inner rind of the Barberry tree boiled in white wine cleanses the body from choleric tumours, from scabs, itch, ringworms, inflammation of the liver and dysentery. The bark of the stem infused in beer has the reputation of curing the jaundice, for it is tonic and deobstuent. The berries are useful in all inflammatory fevers, especially typhus fever, and bilious disorders and scurvy. The active principal of the bark is tonic, and in large doses laxative. It is an excellent remedy for dyspepsia, with functional derangement of the liver. It acts as a purgative and is an excellent gargle for a sore mouth from any cause."