Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Parsley-piert

PARSLEY-PIERT, or Aphanes arvensis, L. a low, indigenous plant; growing in corn-fields, and in dry gravelly lands; flowering from the month of May till August.—It is eagerly relished by sheep, and may also be used as a salad-herb.—In its medicinal effects, it is strongly diuretic; and supposed to be an effectual solvent of the stone in the urinary bladder.