Plant Hydrastis canadensis (Ranunculaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
RESIN	0	Root	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.
RETICULINE	10	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Root	0.6	2.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Root	0.3	1.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	8.0	28.7	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STARCH	5	Root	27700.0	180000.0	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE	14	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS	0	Root	19390.0	70000.0	-0.33	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Root	not available	2.6	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMINE	0	Root	0.7	2.6	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
TIN	4	Root	2.6	9.3	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Root	not available	723000.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOPUCINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Root	0.4	1.6	-0.99	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
Chemopreventive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cholekinetic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	4	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholesterolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic	1	Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808.
CNS-Active	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant	3	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing	1	Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium	3	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Convulsant	2	Martindale's 29th
Copper-Antagonist	1	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
COX-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *