GRAPES AND RHUBARB ARE NATURAL MEDICINES
Grapes have a rather high sugar content, and this, together with the tartaric acid which they also contain, gives them a laxative action. They also have the property of ridding the body of excess and undesirable water by stimulating kidney activity. Doctors have for years recommended as a good habit to eat a quantity of good ripe grapes daily after the mid-day meal. The decided sugar content is also believed to have a favourable action upon intestinal putrefaction. Rhubarb as an anti-constipative has been known and appreciated for years. Many have called it Nature’s vinegar. It is not only a great aid to digestion, but also an excellent eliminant of toxins and a general tonic.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 53, 4 March 1939, Page 3
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121GRAPES AND RHUBARB ARE NATURAL MEDICINES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 53, 4 March 1939, Page 3
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