Syrupus Stillingia - Syrup of Queen's Root
From Henriette's Herbal
Related Entry: Henriette's Herbal: Stillingia (U. S. P.)- Stillingia

RECIPE #1

PREPARATION:

Queen's Root (Stillingia), 48 troy ounces
Prickly Ash Berries, 24 troy ounces
Refined Sugar, 18 pounds (av.)

First grind and mix the articles together, moisten with diluted alcohol and place in a percolator, cover with the same menstruum, and macerate for 2 days. Then gradually add diluted alcohol until 2 pints of percolate have been obtained, which retain and set aside. Continue the percolation until the drug is exhausted and distill or evaporate the alcohol from it. Mix the solutions, add 12 pounds (av.) of refined sugar and water enough to make 16 pints of syrup, using a gentle heat to effect solution of the sugar.

ACTION, MEDICAL USES, & DOSAGE:

This has been found highly beneficial in bronchial and laryngeal affections, also in obstinate cases of rheumatism, and wherever a stimulating alterative is required. The dose is from 1 fluid drachm to 1/2 fluid ounce, 3, 4, or 5 times a day, according to the urgency of the symptoms. It should be taken in water.

Stillingia Root Cut & Sifted Wildcrafted (Stillingia sylvatica) 1 lb: C Stillingia Root Extract (Stillingia sylvatica; Queen's Root) 2 fl oz: HH

Stillingia Root Powder Wildcrafted 1 lb: C This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Used as a decoction, extract and tincture. Also called Queen's Delight, Queen's Root, Silver Leaf, Sapium Sylvaticum, Yaw Root. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': In large doses it is emetic and purgative causing a disagreeable, peculiar, burning sensation in the stomach or alimentary canal with considerable prostration of the system; in smaller doses it is an excellent alterative, and influences the secretory functions; it has almost a specific action in the different forms of primary and secondary syphilis, also in skin diseases, scrofula and hepatic affections, acting with most successful results. The fluid extract combined with oils of anise or caraway, proves very beneficial in chronic bronchitis and laryngitis. Some pieces of fresh root chewed daily have permanently and effectually cured these troubles, it is also useful for leucorrhea. The oil is too acrid for internal use uncombined with saccharine or mucilaginous substance, for internal use the fluid extract or syrup is sufficiently efficacious. As an external stimulating application in most cases the oil will be found very valuable. For croup 1 drop on the tongue three or four times daily, has been found successful for severe attacks. The dried root is said to be inferior in strength to the fresh one, but some chemists consider it more powerful. It may be given either alone or combined with sarsaparilla and other alteratives. It acts reflexly as a sialagogue and expectorant. It is often given for syphilitic complaints in place of mercury. Dosages: Tincture, 1/2 to 2 drachms. Decoction, 1 to 2 fluid ounces. Powdered root, 6 to 10 grains. Solid extract, 2 to 5 grains. Stillingin, 1 to 3 grains. Fluid extract, 10 to 30 drops. King's American Dispensatory, 1898: In large doses, stillingia vomits and purges, producing in many instances a peculiar, disagreeable burning sensation in the stomach, or some portion of the alimentary canal, accompanied with more or less prostration of the system. In less doses it is an alterative, exerting an influence over the secretory and lymphatic functions, which is unsurpassed by few, if any other of the known alteratives. It must, however, be fresh or recent material to be of any therapeutic value, and undoubtedly many of the failures to obtain good results in the use of stillingia are due to the fact that preparations from old and worthless material have been employed. It is an American remedy of much importance and value, and is extensively used in all the various forms of primary and secondary syphilitic affections, in which it appears to have a most decided action; also in scrofulous, hepatic and cutaneous affections, in which its administration is followed by the most successful results (J. King). It has been found very beneficial in chronic laryngeal and bronchial affections, and in leucorrhea. Prickly Ash Fruit (Zanthoxylum bungeanum; Chuan Hua Jiao) Powdered: 500 gm (1.17 lb): V (Special Order) The fruit is anesthetic, anthelmintic, aromatic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant, sudorific, vasodilator and vermifuge. It is pulverized then mixed with water for internal application in the treatment of chills and pains in the abdomen, vomiting, cold-damp diarrhea and dysentery, ascariasis-caused abdominal pain and moist sores on the skin. The pericarp is anesthetic, anthelmintic, antibacterial and antifungal. It is effective against the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, and is also used in the treatment of gastralgia, dyspepsia, diarrhea, abdominal pain, ascariasis and dermal diseases. The pericarp contains geraniol. This lowers the blood pressure, is mildly diuretic in small doses but in large doses inhibits the excretion of urine, and also increases peristalsis of the abdomen at low doses though inhibits it at large doses. This is Plum Flower brand's nitrogen-flushed vacuum pack. Plum Flower is one of the most distinguished herb houses in the world. Sulfur Free, Chlorine Free, Aluminum Phosphate Free. Sulfites are used to give herbs the appearance of freshness. As with dried fruit, unsulfured herbs look different than those that are adulterated with preservatives. Herbs that are preservative free are more natural looking and are generally darker. The brightness of the herbs may be appealing, but it indicates the presence of harmful additives. Despite their appearance, unsulfured herbs are more fresh and safer than regular commercially available products. The use of sulfur, chlorine and aluminum phosphate was made unnecessary through the establishment of Plum Flower processing stations in China. Herb harvesters slice and process the herbs fresh, avoiding the need to rehydrate dried herbs later to process. This first step is crucial, as rehydration leads to decomposition and thus the need for preservatives. The herbs are then packed and the packages vacuum-packed, injected with nitrogen, and sealed. The nitrogen process combined with the lack of sulfur treatment inhibits the growth of anaerobic organisms, resulting in safer, higher quality herbs. After opening, store in a cool dry place. The facilities in Lanzhou and Guang Zhou, China, scientifically test each batch of herbs before, during and after the processing to make sure that all the active ingredients are present. Herbs are also tested to ensure that the formulas surpass all FDA guidelines regarding heavy metals. Those herbs exported to the U.S. are voluntarily submitted to the FDA for approval. Finally, batches are regularly sent out for quality control testing in third-party labs to double-ensure that Plum Flower products are 100% free of pharmaceuticals, preservatives and dyes. The Lanzhou and Guang Zhou factories are so clean, they are certified by the Australian Government's Therapeutic Goods Administration (GMP). These standards surpass any of the FDA, and are considered the highest for any government agency.

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RECIPE #2

PREPARATION:

Queen's Root (Stillingia), 32 troy ounces (See product link above.)
Turkey Corn, 32 troy ounces
Blue Flag Root, 16 troy ounces
Elder Flowers, 16 troy ounces
Pipsissewa Leaves, 16 troy ounces
Coriander, 8 troy ounces
Prickly Ash Berries, 8 troy ounces (See product link above.)

First grind and mix the articles together, moisten with diluted alcohol and place in a percolator, cover with the same menstruum, and macerate for 2 days. Then gradually add diluted alcohol until 2 pints of percolate have been obtained, which retain and set aside. Continue the percolation until the drug is exhausted and distill or evaporate the alcohol from it. Mix the solutions, add 12 pounds (av.) of refined sugar and water enough to make 16 pints of syrup, using a gentle heat to effect solution of the sugar. Make 32 pints of syrup. This syrup is the old Eclectic preparation that gave the reputation to this compound and served as a basis for the present formula in the U. S. P.

ACTION, MEDICAL USES, & DOSAGE:

This is a most powerful and effective alterative, and is extensively used by many practitioners in syphilitic, scrofulous, osseous, mercurial, hepatic, and glandular diseases, or in cases where an alterative is indicated. It is most commonly given with an ounce of iodide of potassium added to each pint of the syrup. The dose is 1 fluid drachm, 3 or 4 times a day, in 1/2 gill of water; but where the iodide is omitted, the dose is from 1 fluid drachm to 1 fluid ounce, 3 or 4 times a day, also in water.

Blue Flag Root C/S (Iris versicolor) 1 lb: C Blue flag was widely used by Native Americans, and was official in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1895. Its main uses were for impetigo, eczema and psoriasis. It is also helpful in liver-related constipation and biliousness. That is, it seems to help both skin and digestive problems by helping the liver and gall bladder with their detoxifying and fat-processing function. Used as a strong decoction, extract and tincture. Blue flag increases urination and bile production, and has a mild laxative effect. Blue flag formulations relieve pain of the liver and gall bladder, which may occur after excessive ingestion of fatty foods, alcohol or coffee. The combination of cleansing actions makes it a useful herb for chronic skin diseases such as acne and eczema, especially where gall bladder problems or constipation contribute to the problem. In small doses, blue flag relieves nausea and vomiting. Blue flag contains triterpenoids, salicylic and isophthalic acids, a very small amount of volatile oil made up of irone, in particular - alpha, beta and gamma irone, starch, resin, an oleoresin, tannins, and isoflavonoids. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'The root is an official drug of the United States Pharmacopoeia and is the source of the Iridin or Irisin of commerce, a powdered extractive, bitter, nauseous and acrid, with diuretic and aperient properties.' 'Iridin acts powerfully on the liver, but, from its milder action on the bowels, is preferable to podophyllin.' 'The fresh Iris is quite acrid and if employed internally produces nausea, vomiting, purging and colicky pains. The dried root is less acrid and is employed as an emetic, diuretic and cathartic. 'The oleoresin in the root is purgative to the liver, and useful in bilious sickness in small doses.' 'It is chiefly used for its alterative properties, being a useful purgative in disorders of the liver and duodenum, and is an ingredient of many compounds for purifying the blood. It acts as a stimulant to the liver and intestinal glands and is used in constipation and biliousness, and is believed by some to be a hepatic stimulant second only to podophyllin, but if given in full doses it may occasion considerable nausea and severe prostration.' 'Its chief use is for syphilis and some forms of low-grade scrofula and skin affection. It is also valuable in dropsy.' 'It is said to have been used by the southern North American Indians as a cathartic and emetic.' 'Preparations and Dosages: Powdered root, as a cathartic, 20 grains. Irisin, 1 to 3 grains. Solid extract, 10 to 15 grains. Fluid extract, 1/2 to 1 drachm. Tincture, 1 to 3 drachms.' King's 1898 Dispensatory: 'Physiologically, iris acts upon the gastro-intestinal canal, and the glandular and nervous systems. It powerfully excites the biliary, salivary, and pancreatic secretions. Upon the gastro-intestinal tract it acts violently, causing acid vomiting, frequent, hydragogue catharsis.

Elder Flowers Rubbed Cert. Organic (Sambucus nigra) 1 lb: C This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Used as an infusion, decoction, tincture, ointment and preserve. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Elder flower for 'Colds.' 'Average daily dosage: 10 - 15 g drug; 1.5 - 3 g fluid extract (according to Erg. B. 6); 2.5 - 7.5 g tincture (according to Erg. B. 6); equivalent preparations. Mode of Administration: Whole herb and other galenical preparations for teas, 1 - 2 cups of tea sipped several times daily, as hot as possible. Actions: Diaphoretic; Increased bronchial secretion.' Elder soothes coughs and inflammation by increasing bronchial secretions. It also noticeably increases sweating. Both the flowers and the berries are diaphoretic, anti-catarrhal and anti-spasmodic. Flavonoid-rich Elder, berries and flowers, are cell-protective and antioxidant. Elder leaves, have been shown to be antiviral, inhibiting such as flu and herpes viruses. Elder syrup has been shown to lessen flu symptoms and speed recovery. Elder flowers have been shown to be anti-inflammatory. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Elder Flowers and Elder Berries have long been used in the English countryside for making many home-made drinks and preserves that are almost as great favorites now as in the time of our great-grandmothers. The berries make an excellent home-made wine and winter cordial, which improves with age, and taken hot with sugar, just before going to bed, is an old-fashioned and well established cure for a cold.' King's 1898 Dispensatory: (of the closely related Sambucus canadensis) 'Sambucus canadensis is an indigenous shrub, growing in all parts of the United States... S. nigra is indigenous to Europe, growing in situations similar to those of the American variety. The two plants possess similar medicinal properties. The medicinal parts are the flowers, the berries, and the inner bark.' 'Sambucus is stimulant to all of the emunctories, increasing secretion.' 'In warm infusion, elder flowers are diaphoretic and gently stimulant; in cold infusion, they are diuretic, alterative, and cooling, and may be used in all diseases requiring such action, as in hepatic derangements of children, erysipelas, erysipelatous diseases, etc. In infusion, with maidenhair and beech-drops, they will be found very valuable in all erysipelatous (febrile skin inflammation) diseases.' 'The expressed juice of the berries, evaporated to the consistence of a syrup, is a valuable aperient and alterative; 1 ounce of it will purge. An infusion of the young leaf-buds is likewise purgative, and sometimes acts with violence. The flowers and expressed juice of the berries have been beneficially employed in scrofula, cutaneous diseases, syphilis, rheumatism, etc.' 'Beaten up with lard or cream, it forms an excellent discutient ointment, which is of much value in burns, scalds, and some cutaneous diseases, such as eczema.

Coriander (Whole) - 4 Lb Coriander (Whole): GR No Description available

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RELATED PREPARATION
SYRUPUS STILLINGIAE COMPOSITUS (N. F.)
Compound syrup of stillingia.

250 ml (8 fl. oz.) Compound Fluid Extract of Stillingia
15 grams Purified Talcum
700 grams (1 lb 8 oz.) Sugar
Add a sufficient quantity of water to make 1000 ml (33 fl. oz.)

Mix the compound fluid extract of stillingia with the purified talcum, and afterward with 275 ml (9 fl. oz.) of water, and shake them together thoroughly. Then pour the mixture upon a wetted filter, add the sugar to the filtrate, and pass enough water through the filter to make the product, after the sugar has been dissolved by agitation, measure 1000 ml (33 fl. oz.). Each fluid drachm represents 15 minims of compound fluid extract of Stillingia.

Stillingia Root Extract (Stillingia sylvatica; Queen's Root) 8 fl oz: HH Stillingia Root Extract (Stillingia sylvatica; Queen's Root) 16 fl oz: HH

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