CHAP. 6.—ALCEA: ONE REMEDY.
Alcea[1746] is a plant with leaves, resembling those of vervain,[1747] known also as “peristereon,” some three or four stems covered with leaves, a flower like that of the rose, and white roots, at most six in number, a cubit in length, and running obliquely. It grows in a soil that is rich without being dry. The root is given in wine or water, for dysentery, diarrhœa, ruptures, and convulsions.