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.
CHAP. 99.—THE PHYTEUMA: ONE PROPERTY.
As for the phyteuma,[1982] I think it a mere loss of time to describe it, it being only used as an ingredient in philtres.
CHAP. 100.—THE PHYLLON: ONE PROPERTY.
The Greeks give the name of “phyllon”[1983] to a plant which grows among the rocks, in mountainous spots. The female plant is of a more grass-green colour than the other, with a thin stem, a diminutive root, and a round seed, like that of the poppy. This last kind ensures the conception of issue of the same sex; while the male plant, differing only in the seed, which resembles the olive at its first appearance, ensures the conception of male issue. They are both taken in wine.
CHAP. 101.—THE PHELLANDRION: TWO REMEDIES.
The phellandrion[1984] grows in marshy spots, and has a leaf like that of parsley: the seed of it is taken in drink for calculi and affections of the bladder.
CHAP. 102. THE PHALARIS: TWO REMEDIES.
The phalaris[1985] has a long thin stem, like a reed, with a drooping flower at the extremity; the seed is like that of sesame.[1986] This plant, too, taken with milk and honey, in wine or vinegar, breaks urinary calculi, and is curative of diseases of the bladder.