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

Common Names
Goldenseal
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RESIN 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RETICULINE 10 Plant *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.6 2.0 -0.45 *
SELENIUM 60 Root 0.3 1.0 -0.29 *
SILICON 4 Root 8.0 28.7 -0.21 *
SODIUM 1 Root *
STARCH 5 Root 27700.0 180000.0 -0.57 *
SUCROSE 14 Plant *
SUGARS 0 Root 19390.0 70000.0 -0.33 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 2.6 -0.36 *
THIAMINE 0 Root 0.7 2.6 -0.34 *
TIN 4 Root 2.6 9.3 -0.73 *
WATER 0 Root 723000.0 -0.30 *
XANTHOPUCINE 0 Plant *
ZINC 77 Root 0.4 1.6 -0.99 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihepatotoxic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 5 *
Antiherpetic? 1 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 5 *
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 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 5 *
Antihyperthyroid 1 *
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.