styptick

_Pellitory_, _Pepper_, &c. Their second Conclusion was, That Chocolate being dry and earthy, and from thence supposed to be of a styptick and astringent Quality; if it was not corrected, must necessarily breed Obstructions in the _Viscera_, and bring on a Cacochimy, and a great Number of other incurable

The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit D. Qu��lus 1742