An annual plant. The white, spindle-shaped root produces a round, slender, glabrous, blue-flecked, branched stem, 1 to 3 feet high, with alternate, tripinnate leaves. The leaflets are incised, dark green above and shiny yellow-green beneath.
In the treatment of gastro-intestinal problems such as nausea, vomiting and stomachache, especially in children, and also to treat convulsions and summer diarrhoea (herb)