STILLINGIA SILVATICA
Queen's Root
By William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
(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.