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goldenseal
[ gohl-duhn-seel ]
noun
- a plant, Hydrastis canadensis, of the buttercup family, having a thick yellow rootstock.
- Also called hydrastis. the rhizomes and roots of this plant, formerly used in medicine as an astringent and to inhibit bleeding.
goldenseal
/ ˌɡəʊldənˈsiːl /
noun
- a ranunculaceous woodland plant, Hydrastis canadensis, of E North America, whose thick yellow rootstock contains such alkaloids as berberine and hydrastine and was formerly used medicinally
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Example Sentences
Practically all of these drugs except goldenseal are ignored in the standard works on pharmacology.
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I'd ruther trust bitter-goldenseal root to cure a ailment than all the durn physic in this here horspittle.
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It has a string of names as long as a princess, but I call it goldenseal, because the roots are yellow.
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