The seeds cannot be carried so well unless this ridge, caruncle, be present.
"Seed Dispersal"
William J. Beal
French nurses treat cracked nipples by applying a hollow section of the fresh root over the sore caruncle; and a decoction of the root made by boiling from two to four drachms in a pint of water, is given for bleedings from the lungs or bladder.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie