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"[Plin. Nat. 27.98.] - THE PHALANGITIS, PHALANGION, OR LEUCACANTHA: FOUR REMEDIES.
The phalangitis is by some called "phalangion," and by others "leucanthemum," or, as I find it written in some copies, "leucacantha." 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, and for the removal of griping pains in the bowels. "
(The Natural History. Pliny the Elder. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S. H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A. London. Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 1855.)