Stillingia, Queens Delight Stillinga, Queens Delight Queen’s Root Millspaugh, American medicinal plants (1882-1887) Stillingia sylvatica(Photo by Eric Hunt) (Wikimedia) 1, Typical root tapering toward the ends. 2, Stems, which are usually present in the drug.3, Partially cut root, showing fibrous nature of the cortex. 4, Cross-section showing cortexseparated from the wood. 5, Longitudinal section. 6, Cross-section showing concentricand radiate structure. (Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Botanical name: Stillingia sylvatica (syn. Sapium sylvaticum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin:-Skin diseases including Eczema; pustular and Herpetic eruptions-Scrofula, Lymphadenitis, Tumors and as an aid in Cancer-Syphilis (considered by many a Specific); Venereal diseases-Leprosy, Elephantiasis (Rafinesque, Medical Flora, 1828)-Conjunctivitis (Eli Jones)2. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma Dose: Decoction (1 oz. of the bruised root boiled in 1 and a quarter pints of water to 1 pint): 1–2 fluid ounces.Tincture of Stillingia: 1 fluid dramFluid Extract: 2 mls. Main Combinations: 1. Heat and Toxin of the Blood:i. Stillingia, Burdock root, Sarsaparillaii. Stillingia, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock root, Podophyllum, Potassium iodideiii. Stillingia, Poke root, Stramonium (Compound Pills of Poke root)2. Acute Bronchitis with glandular enlargement, Stillingia, Wild Cherry bark (Eli Jones)3. Syphilis:i. Stillingia,…

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