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What is a masterwort?

What is a masterwort? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. [from 16th c.]
  2. Astrantia spp., such as the great masterwort.
  3. The ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).
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In the middle ages Masterwort was thought to be a remedy against every disease, as we can easily see from the strong name.
The old fashioned casual looks of masterwort is exceptional in cottage and country gardens where it first got its start.
Masterwort, though rare in the wild state, was formerly cultivated in this country for use as a pot-herb and in medicine.
The root of Masterwort is hotter than Pepper, and very available in all cold griefs and diseases both of stomach and body, dissolving very powerfully upward and downward.
Masterwort is useful in case of difficult digestion, colics, also in case of bronchitis for its pectoral action.

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