Stillingia Root

Queen’s delight scientifically known as Stillingia sylvatica, commonly known as Stillingia , nettle potato, marcory , cockup-hat , Indian flea root, Queen’s Delight, Queen’s Root, Silver Leaf, Yaw Root, Albero Del Sego, Sevo Vegetal, Racine Royale, Raíz de la Reina, Stillingia, Stillingia sylvatica, Stillingia tenuis is a perennial herb, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
History

Queen’s delight was used by Native Americans as a purgative, a treatment for skin eruptions, and a remedy for venereal disease. Greek women who had just given birth took a decoction of the root or were bathed with an infusion. The boiled mashed roots were eaten by native North American women after childbirth and used by settlers as an external treatment for menstrual irregularity. Queen’s delight was included in the Pharmacopoeia of the United States from 1831 to 1926.

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Traditional uses and benefits of Queen’s delight

The root is antiemetic, astringent.
Decoction has been used to treat bird sickness, diarrhea, vomiting and appetite loss in children and in adults.
It has also been used to treat menstruation sickness, yellow eyes and skin weakness.
Decoction or tincture of the root has been used to treat the worst forms of venereal disease.
Root supplement is used to treat syphilis, bronchitis, constipation, hemorrhoids, and skin conditions.
It is an ingredient in Hoxsey Herbal Therapy, used as a cancer treatment.
Root was used in the southern United States for constipation, as a purgative, and to treat syphilis and liver, skin, and lung diseases.
Fluid extract combined with oils of anise or caraway, proves very beneficial in chronic bronchitis and laryngitis.
Some pieces of fresh root chewed daily have permanently and effectually cured these troubles; it is also useful for leucorrhoea.
For croup 1 drops on the tongue three or four times daily, has been found successful for severe attacks.
Dried roots act reflexly as a sialagogue and expectorant.
It is often given for syphilitic complaints in place of mercury.
Some people apply queen’s delight directly to the affected area to treat skin diseases and hemorrhoids.
The herb is taken internally in order to facilitate easing boils, constipation, weeping eczema and scrofula.
Freshly obtained root of queen’s delight is taken internally to treat respiratory tract conditions, such as throat infection, bronchitis and laryngitis.
Topically, this herb is applied as a lotion to hemorrhoids as well as to skin conditions accompanied with itching, for instance psoriasis and eczema.
Herb is recommended for treating laryngitis, tonsillitis, mastitis, croup, persistent rheumatism and congested lymphatic system.
Queen’s delight was believed to be a dependable remedy for syphilis.
Decoction prepared with the root of the herb was used to cure persistent pain as well as ulceration following mercurial treatment.
Queen’s delight may also be used in the treatment of croup, wherein the cough is harsh, as this herb facilitates in stimulating the flow of saliva.
This herb also helps in providing relief from constipation.
It is known to be mainly helpful in treating hemorrhoids.
Traditionally, the herb was believed to be effective in treating the body’s fluid imbalance, counting blood, lymph and bile.
For the treatment of skin problems Stillingia combines well with Arctium, Rumex, Fumaria, Galium and Iris.
It may also be used with Lobelia, Sanguinaria, Pimpinella and Eucalyptus in laryngismus stridulus and bronchitis.