Materia Medica
Stillingia
Queen's Root
Chronic periosteal rheumatism, syphilitic and scrofu- ous affections. Respiratory symptoms well marked. Torpor of lymphatics; torpid liver, with jaundice and constipation.
Mind
Gloomy forebodings; depressed.
Urinary
Urine colorless. Deposits white sediment; urine milky and thick
Respiratory
Dry, spasmodic cough. Iarynx con- stricted, with stinging in fauces. Trachea feels sore when pressed. Hoarseness and chronic laryngeal affec- tions of public speakers
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. Scrofulo- derma; syphilis, secondary eruption and later symptoms. Valuable for intercurrent use.
Modalities
Worse, in afternoons, damp air, motion. Better, in morning. dry air.
Relationships
Coinpare: Staphis.; Mercur.; Syphil.; Aur.; Corydalis (syphilitic nodes).
Dose
Tincture and first potency.