Bitter apple Citrullus colocynthis from north Africa, mentioned in the bible as a drastic purgative, plus other traditional uses


Bitter apple Citrullus colocynthis, mentioned in the Bible as a drastic purgative, with many other traditional uses in its native North Africa.


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