CHAP. 98.—THE PHALANGITIS, PHALANGION, OR LEUCACANTHA: FOUR REMEDIES.
The phalangitis[1978] is by some called “phalangion,” and by others “leucanthemum,”[1979] or, as I find it written in some copies, “leucacantha.”[1980] Its branches are diminutive, never less than two in number, and running in contrary directions: the blossom is white, and similar to the flower of the red lily; the seed dark and broad, resembling the half of a lentil, but much thinner; and the root slender and of a grass-green colour. The leaves, blossoms, or seed of this plant are employed for the cure of wounds inflicted by scorpions, serpents, and the phalangium,[1981] and for the removal of griping pains in the bowels.