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
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 *

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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
Antiischemic	2	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antikeratitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipogenic	2	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus	1	Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).