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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

A plant formerly cultivated for culinary purposes. The seeds are bitter and aromatic, and the roots more powerfully hitter. They have been recom­mended as resolvents, diuretics, emmenagogues, &c.