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Stillingia sylvatica (Queen's Delight)

botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Stillingia sylvatica

synonyms: Queen's delight

part(s) used: root

qualities:

affinities:

actions:

dosage:

» tincture: 2 - 4 ml.

therapy:

AHPA Botanical Safety Rating: 2c

toxicity: 4

» not to be used while nursing (McGuffin)

» contains an irritating sap or latex (AMA, p. 198); may be irritating to mucosa in particular (McGuffin)

» may cause pruritus, skin eruptions, a burning oropharyngitis and gastritis, vertigo, nausea and vomiting, cough, dysuria, assorted pains, diaphoresis, depression and fatigue (Duke, p. 460)

constituents:

footnotes

Duke, J.A. 1985. C.R.C. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, FL: The C.R.C. Press.

Lampe, K.F., and McAnn, M.A. 1985. AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. Chicago: American Medical Association.

McGuffin, Michael, ed. 1997. American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: The CRC Press.

he C.R.C. Press.

Lampe, K.F., and McAnn, M.A. 1985. AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. Chicago: American Medical Association.

McGuffin, Michael, ed. 1997. American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: The CRC Press.

: The CRC Press.