Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A North American woodland plant (Hydrastis canadensis) in the buttercup family, having small greenish-white flowers and a yellow root used in herbal medicine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The yellowroot or yellow puccoon, Hydrastis Canadensis, a ranunculaceous plant of the United States.
- noun The false or wild spikenard, Vagnera racemosa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A perennial herb of Northeastern U. S. (
Hydrastis Canadensis ) having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Hydrastis canadensis, a
perennial herb of thebuttercup family, native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with a thick, yellow knottedrootstock and diversemedicinal properties.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
- noun perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Etymologies
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Examples
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Echinacea raises white blood cells to fight the infection and goldenseal is a natural antibiotic.
Sinus Solutions 2008
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Echinacea raises white blood cells to fight the infection and goldenseal is a natural antibiotic.
Sinus Solutions 2008
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If you're buying goldenseal in one health food store, it may be very different from what you're buying that's called goldenseal from another place.
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Herbal varieties may contain an immune booster, such as goldenseal root or echinacea; licorice, which is antiviral and antibacterial; or marshmallow herb, which helps produce the protective mucous in your throat.
Stories: Local News 2010
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Homeopathic goldenseal would also be marketed under a completely different label and would not have "goldenseal" anywhere on the label.
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It also includes hydrogen peroxide for whitening and bacterial reduction; mint oils for flavoring; and echinacea, goldenseal, and ginkgo for their antimicrobial properties.
Avital Binshtock: Sage Brushing: Dentists Name Their Favorite Eco-Toothpastes Avital Binshtock 2010
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It also includes hydrogen peroxide for whitening and bacterial reduction; mint oils for flavoring; and echinacea, goldenseal, and ginkgo for their antimicrobial properties.
Avital Binshtock: Sage Brushing: Dentists Name Their Favorite Eco-Toothpastes Avital Binshtock 2010
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• Berberine -- This potent yellow plant extract comes from goldenseal and barberry
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Berberine is a component of several herbs, of which goldenseal is the best known.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Mixing Medications and Vitamins: When It Hurts, When It Helps 2010
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Berberine is a component of several herbs, of which goldenseal is the best known.
Mixing Medications and Vitamins: When It Hurts, When It Helps M.D. Leo Galland 2010
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