QUEENS DELIGHT STILLINGIA SYLVATICA

QUEEN’S DELIGHT (Stillingia sylvatica Garden ex L.) X

Synonyms :
S. sylvatica subsp. tenuis (Small) D. J. Rogers, S. tenuis Small. Activities (Queen’s Delight) :
Alterative (f; CRC; FEL; PNC); Anticancer (f; HOX); Antiscrofulic (f; EFS); Antispasmodic (f; CAN); Antisyphilitic (f; EFS); Astringent (f; CAN); Carcinogenic (1; CAN; PHR); Depurative (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Digestive (f; PHR; PH2); Diuretic (1; CRC; PHR; PH2); Edemagenic (1; PH2); Emetic (f; CRC; FEL; PHR); Expectorant (f; EFS); Inflammatory (1; PHR; PH2); Irritant (1; PHR; PH2); Laxative (1; CAN; CRC; FEL; PHR; PH2); Sialagogue (f; CAN; CRC); Tonic (1; CRC; PHR); Toxic (f; EFS).

Indications (Queen’s Delight) :
Adenopathy (f; HH2); Bile (f; PH2); Bronchosis (f; CAN; CRC; HH2); Cancer (f; CRC; HOX); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Childbirth (f; CRC); Cholecystosis (f; PHR); Cold (f; HH2); Constipation (1; CAN; CRC; FEL; PHR; PH2); Cough (f; FEL); Cramp (f; CAN); Croup (f; CRC; HH2); Dermatosis (f; CRC; HH2; PHR; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC); Elephantiasis (f; HH2); Fever (f; HH2); Gonorrhea (f; DEM; HH2); Hemorrhoid (f; CAN; HH2); Hepatosis (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Laryngismus stridulus (f; CAN); Laryngosis (f; CAN; CRC; HH2); Leukorrhea (f; CRC; FEL); Mastosis (f; JLH); Mucososis (f; FEL); Osteosis (f; FEL); Pharyngosis (f; FEL); Rheumatism (f; FEL); Scrofula (f; CRC; EFS; HHB); Syphilis (f; CRC; EFS; HH2; PH2); VD (f; CRC; DEM; PH2); Water Retention (1; CRC; PHR; PH2).

Dosages (Queen’s Delight) :
1–2 g dry root, or in tea, 3 ×/day (CAN; HH2); 0.5–2 ml liquid root extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN; HH2); 1–4 ml bark tincture (1:5 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Queen’s Delight) :
Class 2c. Caustic latex may irritate mucosa (AHP). CAN cautions diterpenes can irritate the GI tract. Not recommended for internal use. Due to irritant diterpenes, its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided. Diterpene esters cause swelling and irritation of the skin and mucous membranes. Some are cocarcinogenic. Overdoses may cause aches, burning of the mouth and throat, cough, depression, dermatosis, diarrhea, dysuria, fatigue, perspiration, nausea, and vomiting (CAN).