Materia Medica de A a Z

STILLINGIA SILVATICA (SYLVATICA) (still)

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: Staph; Merc; Syph; Aur; Corydalis (Cory) (syphilitic nodes).

Dose

Tincture and first potency.