SB FAMILY HERBAL. 



round, but iu a less degree, and are therefore less 

 regarded. 



BisHorswEED. Ammi. 



a WILD plant in France and Italy, but kepi 

 only in our gardens ; in its external figure, some- 

 what resembling parsley when in flower. The 

 stalk is round, firm, and striated ; it grows two 

 feet high. The leaves are of the compound kind, 

 and formed of many smaller, which are broad, 

 short, and indented at the edges. The flowers 

 are small and white, but they stand in such 

 large tufts at the tops of the stalks that they 

 make a considerable appearance. Each flower 

 is succeeded by two seeds ; these are small and 

 striated, of a warm aromatic taste, and not disa- 

 greeable. 



The seeds are the only part of the plant used 

 in medicine ; they are good against the colic, 

 as all the other carminative seeds are ; but they 

 are also diuretic, so that thev are particularly 

 proper in those colics which arise from the stone 

 hi the kidneys and ureters; they also promote the 

 menses. 



There is another sort of bishops-weed called 

 Ci click ammi, the seeds of which are used in 

 medicine ; thev are of the same virtues with these, 

 but are less used. They have a more spicy smell. 



Bistort. Bi&lorta. 



A VERY beautiful wild plant : it grows in oui 

 meadows, and, when in flower, in May and .Line, 

 is verv conspicuous, as well as very elegant in 

 its appearance. It is about a foot and a half 



