[2878] This is not the case with the wild vine.
[2879] The root of the wild vine is not of a purgative nature.
[2880] As already stated, this is not identical with the wild vine, but is the Tamus communis of Linnæus.
[2881] The Solanum dulcamara of modern botany has been suggested; though there is but little resemblance between the leaves of that variety of nightshade and those of the wild vine.
[2882] The Bryonia alba of Linnæus; the bryony, white vine, or white jalap.
[2883] This description, Fée says, is pretty correct, and the account of its properties sufficiently exact. It is a violent poison, and is no longer used in medicine.
[2884] It is still called by the French navet du diable, or devil’s turnip.
[2885] “Exulcerant corpus.” Our author, Fée says, may here be taxed with some exaggeration.
[2886] The fruit is no longer used for this purpose.
[2887] It is a matter of extreme doubt if there is any foundation for this statement.