Euphorbiaceae Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica

Queensdelight

Seminole - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247

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Scientific name: Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
USDA symbol: STSYS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Queensdelight
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk.

RECRD: 61966 id: 38952

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