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Updated: August 29, 2024
Sagina apetala and patula, Spergula media and salina and many other pairs of allied species have differentiating characters of the same value as those of the elementary species of Draba verna. Filago, Plantago, Carex, Ficaria and a long series of other genera afford proofs of the same close relation between smaller and larger groups of species.
The roots of this, when boiled, are said to be nutritious. The Scotch Highlander chews the root as a substitute for tobacco. PILEWORT. Ranunculus Ficaria. The young leaves in spring are boiled by the common people in Sweden, and eaten as greens.
It has been principally celebrated as a vulnerary, whence its name; and in gargarisms for aphthae and inflammations of the fauces. PULMONARIA officinalis. SPOTTED LUNGWORT. The Leaves. They stand recommended against ulcers of the lungs, phthisis, and other like disorders. Lewis's Mat. Med. RANUNCULUS Ficaria. PILEWORT. The Leaves and Root.
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