Queen's delight
Scientific names: Stillingia sylvatica, Stillingia tenuis
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Alternate names: Cockup Hat, Marcory, Queen's Root, Racine Royale, Raíz de la Reina, Silver Leaf, Stillingia, Yaw Root
Background
Queen’s delight is a plant. The root is used as medicine.
Despite serious safety concerns, people take queen’s delight to treat liver disease, gallbladder disorders, skin diseases, constipation, bronchitis, and hoarseness (laryngitis). It is also used to cause vomiting and as a “blood purifier.”
Some people apply queen’s delight directly to the affected area to treat skin diseases and hemorrhoids.
Despite serious safety concerns, people take queen’s delight to treat liver disease, gallbladder disorders, skin diseases, constipation, bronchitis, and hoarseness (laryngitis). It is also used to cause vomiting and as a “blood purifier.”
Some people apply queen’s delight directly to the affected area to treat skin diseases and hemorrhoids.
Safety Safety definitions
Queen’s delight might be UNSAFE when used by mouth or applied to the skin. It contains chemicals that might cause cancer. It might also activate viruses harbored in the body.
Queen’s delight is very irritating and can cause swelling wherever it comes in contact with the body such as the skin, mouth, throat, and digestive tract. It can also cause vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea. In large amounts, queen’s delight may cause a burning sensation of the mouth and throat, painful urination, aches and pains, itching, rash, cough, depression, fatigue, and sweating.
Stomach and intestinal (gastrointestinal, GI) conditions: Don’t use queen’s delight if you have GI irritation or swelling (inflammation), nausea, or vomiting.
Queen’s delight is very irritating and can cause swelling wherever it comes in contact with the body such as the skin, mouth, throat, and digestive tract. It can also cause vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea. In large amounts, queen’s delight may cause a burning sensation of the mouth and throat, painful urination, aches and pains, itching, rash, cough, depression, fatigue, and sweating.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to take queen’s delight by mouth if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, especially if you are using fresh root instead of dried root. It’s also UNSAFE to apply queen’s delight directly to the skin.Stomach and intestinal (gastrointestinal, GI) conditions: Don’t use queen’s delight if you have GI irritation or swelling (inflammation), nausea, or vomiting.
Effectiveness
NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
Insufficient evidence Effectiveness definitions
- Digestive disorders.
- “Blood purification.”
- Liver disease.
- Gallbladder disease.
- Constipation.
- Causing vomiting.
- Laryngitis.
- Hemorrhoids, when applied directly.
- Skin diseases, when applied directly.
- Other conditions.
Dosing & administration
The appropriate dose of queen’s delight depends on several factors such as the user’s age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for queen’s delight. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if Queen's Delight interacts with any medicines. Before taking Queen's Delight, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Action
There isn’t enough information to know how queen’s delight might work.
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