Schinus Molle
The root of this plant is used medicinally and the
resin that exudes from the tree is employed to astringe the gums.
The leaves are so filled with resinous fluid that when they are
immersed in water it is expelled with such violence
as to have the
appearance of spontaneous motion in consequence of the recoil. The
fruits are of the size of pepper corns and are warm to the taste.
The pulp surrounding the seeds is made into a kind of beverage by
the Mexican Indians. The plant is sometimes called Mexican
pepper.
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