Homœopathic Materia Medica

Stillingia Sylvatica still.

Boericke, 9th edition (1927)In every bookSave

Common name

Queen's Root (STILLINGIA)

General

Chronic periosteal rheumatism, syphilitic and scrofulous affections. Respiratory symptoms well marked. Torpor of lymphatics; torpid liver, with jaundice and constipation.

Mind

Gloomy forebodings; depressed.

Respiratory

Dry, spasmodic cough. Larynx constricted, with stinging in fauces. Trachea feels sore when pressed. Hoarseness and chronic laryngeal affections of public speakers.

Urinary

Urine colorless. Deposits white sediment; urine milky and thick.

Extremities

Aching pains in bones of extremities and back.

Skin

Ulcers; chronic eruptions on hands and fingers. Enlarged cervical glands. Burning, itching of legs; worse, exposure to air. Exostosis. Scrofuloderma; syphilis, secondary eruption and later symptoms. Valuable for intercurrent use.

Modalities

Worse, in afternoons, damp air, motion. Better, in morning, dry air.

Relationship

Compare: Staphis; Mercur; Syphil; Aur; Corydalis (syphilitic nodes).

Dose

Tincture and first potency.