Veronica Beccabunga, formerly considered as an anti-scorbutic applied externally.
"Early English Meals and Manners"
Various
It is the brok lempe of old writers, Veronica Beccabunga, the syllable bec signifying a beck or brook; or perhaps the whole title comes from the Flemish beck pungen, mouth-smart, in allusion to the pungent taste of the plant.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie