Queen's Delight (cockup hat, marcory, pavil, queen's root, silver leaf, silver root, stillingia sylvatica, yawroot): Dosing and Uses

Suggested dosing of Cockup hat, marcory (queen's delight)

Dried Root

1-2 g PO TId

Tea: boil 1 tsp with 1 cup water PO qd

Tincture

5-20 gtts PO

Suggested uses of Cockup hat, marcory (queen's delight)

Exudative skin conditions (eg, eczema, psoriasis), bronchitis, laryngitis, croup, laryngismus stridulus, hemorrhoids, constipation

Efficacy: unconfirmed

Cockup hat, marcory (queen's delight) adverse (side) effects

Frequency not defined

Burning sensation in the gut

Warnings

Cautions

Large doses can irritate skin & mucous membranes

Sternutatory, cathartic & emetic

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy category: N/A

Lactation: N/A

Pregnancy categories

A: Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.

B: May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.

C: Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.

D: Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.

X: Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.

NA: Information not available.

Pharmacology of Cockup hat, marcory (queen's delight)

Metabolism: N/A

Excretion: N/A

Mechanism of action

Unknown