Wild Chervil

The Leech Book of Bald (ca. AD 950), a herbalist who lived in the time of Alfred the Great, contains a wealth of plant lore that includes ointments to protect against the elfin race and nocturnal visitors , but also mentions an extract of the wild chervil (probably Myrrhis odorata) as a salve for the treatment of tumours. This plant produces a number of chemicals known as lig-nans, which are related in structure to podophyllotoxin, although much better sources of these cytotoxic lignans are the Himalayan plant Podophyllum... 

Rutacease Lime Lemon Bergamot Burning bush Bitter orange Gas plant Common rue Umbelliferae Carrots Cow parsley Wild chervil Fennel Dill... 

Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Hornwort, white or wild chervil R, L, St, F V 1, 2 Eckenbach etal. 1999... 

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