Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woodland plant (Hydrastis canadensis) of eastern North America, having small greenish-white flowers and a yellow root used in herbal medicine. Also called orangeroot.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The yellowroot or yellow puccoon, Hydrastis Canadensis, a ranunculaceous plant of the United States.
- n. The false or wild spikenard, Vagnera racemosa.
Wiktionary
- n. Hydrastis canadensis, a perennial herb of the buttercup family, native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with a thick, yellow knotted rootstock and diverse medicinal properties.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Bot.) a perennial ranunculaceous herb (Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves.
- n. A perennial herb of Northeastern U. S. (Hydrastis Canadensis) having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves.
WordNet 3.0
- n. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
- n. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Etymologies
- golden + seal (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Echinacea raises white blood cells to fight the infection and goldenseal is a natural antibiotic.”
“If you're buying goldenseal in one health food store, it may be very different from what you're buying that's called goldenseal from another place.”
“Herbal varieties may contain an immune booster, such as goldenseal root or echinacea; licorice, which is antiviral and antibacterial; or marshmallow herb, which helps produce the protective mucous in your throat.”
“Homeopathic goldenseal would also be marketed under a completely different label and would not have "goldenseal" anywhere on the label.”
“It also includes hydrogen peroxide for whitening and bacterial reduction; mint oils for flavoring; and echinacea, goldenseal, and ginkgo for their antimicrobial properties.”
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“• Berberine -- This potent yellow plant extract comes from goldenseal and barberry”
The Huffington Post: Mark Hyman, MD: Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?
“Berberine is a component of several herbs, of which goldenseal is the best known.”
“Immune modulation of macrophage pro-inflammatory response by goldenseal and Astragalus extracts.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Richard Palmquist: Using Herbs to Comfort Veterinary Cancer Patients
“Isolde found her supply of vinegar brewed with rosemary and goldenseal.”
“Theories abound as to the potential reason for a dip in sales of late including a reported lack of effectiveness and the presence of other remedies (goldenseal, vitamin C and zinc combinations, etc).”
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Herbs
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