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Plant Hydrastis canadensis (Ranunculaceae)

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Common name(s)
Goldenseal
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-CANADINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
3 (-)-ALPHA-HYDRASTINE Plant -- -- -- Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
1 (-)-CANADINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 5-HYDROXYTETRAHYDROBERBERINE Plant -- -- -- Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
0 ALKALOIDS Rhizome 18600.0 33800.0 1.37 *
0 ALKALOIDS Root 25000.0 42900.0 1.18 *
3 ALPHA-HYDRASTINE Root -- -- -- *
5 ALUMINUM Root 90.0 325.0 -0.14 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 189.0 681.0 -0.26 *
0 ASH Root 18282.0 66000.0 -0.04 *
126 BERBERASTINE Plant -- -- -- *
126 BERBERASTINE Rhizome 20000.0 30000.0 -- *
130 BERBERINE Plant -- -- -- *
130 BERBERINE Root 1385.0 60000.0 0.90 *
130 BERBERINE Rhizome -- 50000.0 -1.51 *
130 BERBERINE Shoot -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 0.8 3.0 -0.42 *
0 BETA-HYDRASTINE Rhizome -- 4833.3 -- *
28 CALCIUM Root 823.0 2970.0 -0.49 *
0 CANADALINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.