STILLINGIA SILVATICA
Queen’s Root
(STILLINGIA)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.
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