Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
stil·lin·gia Pronunciation:
sti-'lin-j(E-)& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of widely distributed herbsand shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae)
2 : the dried root of a plant of the genus
Stillingia (
S. sylvatica) formerly used as a sialagogue, diuretic, and laxative
Stilálingáfleet /'stil-i[ng]-flEt,/ Benjamin (1702–1771), British botanist. Stillingfleet is famous for helping to establish the Linnaean system of botany inEngland. One of Linnaeus's earliest defenders, he published in 1759 the first fundamental treatise in English on the principles of Linnaeus. The genus name
Stilingia was introduced in 1767.
