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Plant Hydrastis canadensis (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Goldenseal
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CANADINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-HYDRASTINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-CANADINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXYTETRAHYDROBERBERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALKALOIDS 0 Rhizome 18600.0 33800.0 1.37 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 25000.0 42900.0 1.18 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HYDRASTINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 90.0 325.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 189.0 681.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 18282.0 66000.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 126 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 126 Rhizome 20000.0 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Rhizome not available 50000.0 -1.51 Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Root 1385.0 60000.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.8 3.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HYDRASTINE 0 Rhizome not available 4833.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 823.0 2970.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CANADALINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenergic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 2 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antianemic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *