Bugloss

Of bugloss Culpeper says

It is a gallant herb of the sun, it is a pity it is no more use than it is. The gentlewomen of France do paint their faces with these roots, it is said.

Two to three foot high, it is covered with clear blue flowers, and of all the plants of the Ness is the brightest:

Viper’s bugloss has its stalkes all to be speckled like a snake or viper, and is a most singular remedy against poison and the sting of scorpions. – Cole’s, Art Of Simples – The water distilled in glasses and the roote taken itself is good against the passions and tremblings of the heart, as also against swoonings, sadness, and melancholy.