tiles


Note:  Do not rely on this information. It is very old.

Bistort

Bistort (Polygonum Bistorta), a pretty British plant often grown in gardens, named snake-weed, snake-root, or bistort (twice twisted), from its twisted root-stock. It has stems 12 to 18 inches high, each bearing a spike about two inches long of small flesh-pink flowers. Its starchy astringent roots have been used both as food and as medicine.