CHAP. 70.—THE ISOPYRON OR PHASIOLON: TWO REMEDIES.
The isopyron[1911] is called “phasiolon” by some, from the circumstance that the leaf of it, which resembles that of anise, assumes a spiral form like the tendrils of the phasiolus.[1912] At the summit of the stem, it bears small heads full of a seed like that of melanthium.[1913] These heads, taken with honey or hydromel, are good for cough and other affections of the chest; they are extremely useful also for liver complaints.