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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDRASTINE | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDRASTINE | 16 | Root | 4155.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDRASTININE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDRASTIS-CANADENSIS-ALKALOID-10 | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 28.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDRASTIS-CANADENSIS-ALKALOID-11 | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 8.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 17.0 | 61.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISO-HYDRASTIDINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 92.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | not available | 2900.0 | -1.03 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 814.0 | 2940.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 2.4 | 8.5 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MECONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MECONINE | 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. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 17.0 | 62.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 341.0 | 1230.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 1712.0 | 6180.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 31024.0 | 112000.0 | -0.07 | 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. |