English name:       Stillingia.

Synonyms:       Queen's Root, Queen's Delight.

Botanical origin:      Stillingia sylvatica L.

Part used:      Root

Impurities:     None given officially.

Ash:          Not more than 5%.

Habitat:     Southern USA (fromVirginia to Texas).

Description:     Stillingia root occurs as a mixture of entire, cut, and as partially cut pieces.  The roots are entire or branched.  The brances curve upward when dry.  The typical root has a smaller diameter at the ends than in the center.  It measurees up to 45 cm. in length, and up to 3.5 cm. in diameter.  The crown frequently bears one or more hard, woody, purplish brown stems.  The texture is soft fibrous.  The color is dark reddish or chocolate brown.  The surface is longitudinally striated and has many shallow transverse fissures.  The fracture is strong, tough and uneven.  The outline is nearly cylindrical and slightly wavy.  The cortex is thick, soft fibrous, and frequently slightly separated from the wood.  It is pinkish brown and has numerous dark resin cavities.  The wood has a concentric and radiate structure and is prinkish white.  The odor is not characteristic.  The taste is slightly sweet, acrid, and bitter.