Stillinga, Queens Delight

Queen’s Root
Picture Millspaugh, American medicinal plants (1882-1887)

Picture Stillingia sylvatica
(Photo by Eric Hunt) (Wikimedia)

Picture 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 cortex
separated from the wood. 5, Longitudinal section. 6, Cross-section showing concentric
and 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 dram
Fluid Extract: 2 mls.

Main Combinations:


1. Heat and Toxin of the Blood:
i. Stillingia, Burdock root, Sarsaparilla
ii. Stillingia, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock root, Podophyllum, Potassium iodide
iii. 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, Sarsaparilla
ii. Stillingia, Pitcher plant
iii. Stillingia, Podophyllum, Poke root, Iris versicolor (Eli Jones)
iv. Stillingia, Helianthemum Canadense, Corydalis formosa (Grieves)
4. Cancer, Stillingia, Sarsaparilla, Red Clover, Burdock root, Poke root, Peach tree bark, Chaparral, Kelp (similar to the famous Hoxey formula)
5. Paralysis, Oil of Stillingia (2 drams), Oil of Marjoram (2 oz.), Oil of Capsicum (1 dram), Alcohol (1 pint). Mix for topical application (Eli Jones)

Major Formulas:



Cautions:


Avoid overdose. Emetic in full doses.

Main Preparations used:


Tincture

Tincture of Stillingia:
  Stillingia root       2 oz.
  Diluted alcohol   1 pint
Dose: 1 fluid dram.