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Stillingia sylvatica Garden ex L.
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction or tincture of root used for the worst forms of venereal disease or 'clap.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51
Stillingia sylvatica Garden ex L.
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Kiowa Other, Season Indicator
Plant considered a rain symbol because the dry land terrapins get under it for shade.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Plant used as a diarrhea medicine.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Plant used as an astringent for diarrhea.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 168
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine
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.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid
Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Other
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.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica
Queensdelight
USDA STSYS2
Seminole Drug, Strengthener
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.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247