CHAP. 79.—OPORICE: TWO REMEDIES.
We are indebted too to the medicinal properties of trees for one very celebrated medicament, known as “oporice.”328 This preparation is used for dysentery and various affections of the stomach; the following being the method of preparing it. Five quinces, seeds and all, with the same number of pomegranates, one sextarius of sorbs, a similar quantity of Syrian rhus,329 and half an ounce of saffron, are boiled in one congius of white grape-juice at a slow heat, till the whole mixture is reduced to the consistency of honey.