Flora Medica

1159. O. rotundifolia Link. enum. ii. 452. Dietr. sp.pl.i. 249.Fraxinus rotundifolia Linn. sp. 1510. Calabria and theLevant.Very like the last. Leaflets subsessile, roundish, ovate, acute,coarsely serrated, quite smooth underneath, entire and rather cuneateat the base. This also yields Manna, and according to Tenore ofbetter quality than the last.Fe*e says that this substance is also obtained from Fraxinus excelsior,and parvifolia, which agrees with Dr. Fothergill's statement (Works,"p. 143.). In Calabria and Sicily, in the hottest part of the summermonths, the Manna oozes out of the leaves, and from the bark of thetrunk and larger branches of the Fraxinus or Calabrian ash. The Ornuslikewise affords it, but from the trunks and larger branches only and thatchiefly from artificial apertures ; whereas it flows from the Fraxinusthrough every little cranny and bursts through the large pores spontaneously.The different qualities of the Manna are from different partsof the tree."1160. Fraxinus excelsior Linn, (the Common Ash) not onlyyields Manna, in the warm climate of the South of Europe, ashas just been stated, but is reported to have a tonic febrifugalbark, and leaves almost as cathartic as those of Senna, producingan unequivocal action upon the kidneys.1161. Syringa vulgaris Linn, has some reputation as a curefor intermittent fevers. The unripe fruit is singularly bitterwithout any acrimony, and according to Curveiller an extract -ifit is a remarkably good tonic and febrifuge.548