Family Herbal - Electric Scotland

SB FAMILY HERBAL.
round, but iu a less degree, and are therefore less
regarded.
BisHorswEED. Ammi.
a WILD plant in France and Italy, but kepi
only in our gardens ; in its external figure, somewhat
resembling parsley when in flower. The
stalk is round, firm, and striated ; it grows two
feet high. The leaves are of the compound kind,
and formed of many smaller, which are broad,
short, and indented at the edges. The flowers
are small and white, but they stand in such
large tufts at the tops of the stalks that they
make a considerable appearance. Each flower
is succeeded by two seeds ; these are small and
striated, of a warm aromatic taste, and not disa-
greeable.
The seeds are the only part of the plant used
in medicine ; they are good against the colic,
as all the other carminative seeds are ; but they
are also diuretic, so that thev are particularly
proper in those colics which arise from the stone
hi the kidneys and ureters; they also promote the
menses.
There is another sort of bishops-weed called
Ci click ammi, the seeds of which are used in
medicine ; thev are of the same virtues with these,
but are less used. They have a more spicy smell.
Bistort. Bi&lorta.
A VERY beautiful wild plant : it grows in oui
meadows, and, when in flower, in May and .Line,
is verv conspicuous, as well as very elegant in
its appearance. It is about a foot and a half