Evidence supporting the use of: Queen's Delight
For the health condition: Scratches and Abrasions

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
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Queen's Delight (Stillingia sylvatica) has a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine, particularly in the American South, where it was employed by Native Americans and early settlers. The root was often made into poultices or decoctions for topical application to treat skin conditions, including scratches, abrasions, ulcers, and other minor skin injuries. Historical herbal texts, such as King's American Dispensatory (Felter & Lloyd, 1898), note its use as a stimulant and alterative, with some references to its application in skin diseases and as a wash for wounds, although specifics about abrasions and scratches are less common.

However, there is very limited scientific research directly evaluating the efficacy of Queen’s Delight for wound healing or the treatment of scratches and abrasions. The majority of evidence supporting its use is anecdotal or based on ethnobotanical tradition. Its purported benefits may be linked to anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties attributed to some of its constituents, but these effects have not been rigorously studied or validated in controlled trials for topical wound care. As such, while Queen’s Delight has historical traditional use for minor skin injuries, there is little modern scientific validation for these applications.

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