Queen's-Delight

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico, US, US(GA), Italian, English, US(Colonial), US(Amerindian), French

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alterative, Cancer, Cathartic, Depurative

Science studied: CALCIUM, CALCIUM-OXALATE, EO, FAT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Scientific name: Stillingia sylvatica

Common names: Queen's-Delight, Stillingia, Queen's-Root, Yawroot, Queen's Delight, Queen's-delight, Tanguin des bois, gierwortel, queen's-delight, queen's-root, stilingia lesná, stillingia, yawroot

POWO: 356605-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Mexico, US, US(GA), Italian, English, US(Colonial), US(Amerindian), French.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alterative
• Cancer
• Cathartic
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Dysmenorrhea
• Emetic
• Expectorant

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Mexico
• US
• US(GA)
• Italian
• English
• US(Colonial)
• US(Amerindian)
• French

Documented cultural uses

• Alterative
• Cancer
• Cathartic
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Dysmenorrhea
• Emetic
• Expectorant
• Hepatitis
• Laxative
• Liver
• Massage

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Alterative · Mexico · "
• Alterative · US · "
• Cancer · US(GA) · "
• Cathartic · Mexico · "
• Depurative · Italian · "
• Diuretic · English · "
• Dysmenorrhea · US · "
• Emetic · Mexico · "
• Expectorant · English · "
• Hepatitis · Mexico · "
• Laxative · English · "
• Laxative · US · "
• Liver · US(Colonial) · "
• Massage · US(Amerindian) · "
• Puerperium · US(Amerindian) · "
• Repellant(Flea) · US · "
• Scrofula · Italian · "
• Scrofula · Mexico · "
• Skin · US(Colonial) · "
• Syphilis · Mexico · "
• Syphilis · English · "
• Tonic · English · "
• Tonic · US · "
• Depurative · US · "

9 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CALCIUM
• CALCIUM-OXALATE
• EO
• FAT
• GNIDILATIN
• HCN
• PHOSPHORUS
• PROSTATIN
• RESIN
• RESINIC-ACID
• STILLINGINE
• TANNIN
• APOCININE
• ECHIINE
• PHORBOLS
• PROTEIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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