Goldenseal Root,Echinacea's partner, broad-spectrum herbs and its uses.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Data of Goldenseal.
- .Goldenseal Brief Introduction.
- .Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- .Benefit Applications and Common Remedy Uses.
- .Dosage,Safety and Suggestions.
- .Goldenseal History.
- .The Goldenseal Trade.
- .Research Update:Goldenseal,Hydrastis canadensis.
Basic Botanical Data of Goldenseal.
Goldenseal
Biological Name: Hydrastis canadensis
Official Latin Name: Hydrastis canadensis (L.)
Order: Ranunculaceae Family: Asteraceae
Common Names: Eye Root, Goldenseal, Ground Raspberry, Indian Dye, Indian Turmeric, Jaundice Root, Orange Root, Yellow Puccoon, Yellow Root
Other Names: Goldenseal, yellow paint root, orange root, yellow puccoon, ground raspberry, eye root, yellow Indian plant, turmeric root, Ohio curcuma, eye balm, yellow eye, jaundice root
Synonyms: Hydrastis rhizoma, yellow root, orange root, eye balm, eye root, wild curcuma, ground raspberry, Indian plant, Indian dye, Indian paint, Jaundice root, turmeric root, yellow puccoon,BBR, berberine bisulfate, curcuma, eye balm, eye root, golden root, goldensiegel, goldsiegel, ground raspberry, guldsegl, hydrastidis rhizoma, hydrophyllum, Indian dye, Indian paint, Indian plant, Indian turmeric, jaundice root, kanadische gelbwurzel, kurkuma, Ohio curcuma, orange root, tumeric root, warnera, wild curcuma, wild turmeric, yellow eye, yellow Indian plant, yellow paint, yellow paint root, yellow puccoon, yellow root, yellow seal, yellow wort.
Note: Goldenseal is sometimes referred to as "Indian turmeric" or "curcuma," but should not be confused with turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.).
Parts used: Root and rhizome
Collection: The root and rhizome are unearthed from three-year-old plants in the autumn, after the seeds have ripened.
Properties: Alterative, anti-biotic, anti-catarrhal, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, anti-pyretic, anti-septic, astringent, bitter, haemostatic, immune-stimulating, laxative (mild), muscular stimulant, oxytocic, strong digestive stimulant, tonic to the digestive tract.
Plant Description: Goldenseal is a long-lived herbaceous perennial of the deep woods.Goldenseal is a small plant with a single hairy stem. It has two five-lobed, jagged leaves, small flowers, and raspberry-like fruit. The bitter-tasting rhizome, or root, is a bright yellow-brown in color, twisted, and wrinkled. Goldenseal can be found growing wild in rich, shady soil in the northern United States, but is now grown mostly on farms.Hydrastis is a small perennial plant with a single hairy stem producing two five-lobed serrated leaves and a small single apetalous flower with greenish sepals, giving way to a raspberry-like fruit. It grows in rich shady woodlands through north and north-eastern North America, but is rare in the wild and is usually cultivated for commerce.The horizontal rhizome creeps beneath the rich forest detritus, resembling a small, crooked finger. In very robust individuals, this rhizome becomes clump-like, with a dense crown and multiple buds. Fibrous rootlets extend out from the rhizome, sparse on the upper surface and more frequent toward the base. Both rhizome and roots (the root) are golden-yellow when fresh, and this color is intensified internally. In fact, this vivid color clearly identifies goldenseal, differentiating it from all look-alikes. The root is the main part used, and the yellow color can be attributed to the prevalence of the main antimicrobial constituent present in the goldenseal plant:berberine.
Goldenseal seed: The goldenseal berry matures in the early summer,ripening from an emerald green to a deep red color. As the berry softens, it is likely to detach from the plant and fall to the forest floor, where it eventually rots, leaving behind its load of up to 30 roundish, hard, shiny black seeds. Alternatively, the fruit may be eaten by birds or mammals and the berry passed through the digestive tract, the goldenseal seeds subsequently deposited (in association with a little nitrogenous fertilizer) at a distance from the parent plant. In either case, if the goldenseal seed remains reasonably moist throughout the process, it will retain viability and with luck will lodge in the soil. After overwintering, the goldenseal seed will germinate in the spring, or may rest for another full year and germinate in the second spring following dissemination.
Growing Info: Goldenseal grows naturally on the floors of forests, therefore it needs a shady location to grow. It is beginning to become threatened in the wild, which is just another good reason to include it in your garden. Plant several of these perennials to make a community. Will grow to about 1 foot tall. Loves rich, moist soil with plenty of organic material worked in. The thick, knotty, yellow rootstock can be harvested after three years of growth.
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