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Common Names
Goldenseal
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANADALINE | 0 | Root | not available | 450.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANADINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANADINE | 1 | Root | 693.0 | 2500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANDALINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 227971.0 | 823000.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | 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. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 4.2 | 15.3 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CORYPALMINE | 2 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| D-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 6371.0 | 23000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | not available | 123000.0 | 0.77 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 123000.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 392000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDRASTIDINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 118.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDRASTIDINE | 0 | Root | not available | 91.0 | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| HYDRASTINE | 16 | Plant | 15000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatotoxic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |