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The Collaborative International Dictionary
goldenseal \goldenseal\ n. A perennial herb of Northeastern U. S. ( Hydrastis Canadensis) having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves.
Syn: golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis.
Wiktionary
n. (taxlink Hydrastis canadensis species noshow=1), a perennial herb of the buttercup family, native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with a thick, yellow knotted rootstock and diverse medicinal properties.
WordNet
n. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis]
Wikipedia
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), also called orangeroot or yellow puccoon, is a perennial herb in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to southeastern Canada and the eastern United States. It may be distinguished by its thick, yellow knotted rootstock. The stem is purplish and hairy above ground and yellow below ground where it connects to the yellow rhizome. The plant bears two palmate, hairy leaves with 5–7 double-toothed lobes and single, small, inconspicuous flowers with greenish white stamens in the late spring. It bears a single berry like a large raspberry with 10–30 seeds in the summer.
In herbal medicine, goldenseal is often used as a multi-purpose remedy, and is thought to possess many different medicinal properties, according to herbal practitioners. In addition to being used as a topical antimicrobial, it is also taken internally as a digestion aid. Goldenseal has been ascribed the following herbal properties (whole herb): bitter, hepatic, alterative (restorative), anticatarrhal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, laxative, emmenagogue, and oxytocic. Goldenseal may be purchased in salve, tablet, tincture form, or as a bulk powder. Goldenseal is often used to boost the medicinal effects of other herbs with which it is blended or formulated.
A second species from Japan, previously listed as Hydrastis palmatum, is sufficiently distinct that it is now usually treated in a separate genus, as Glaucidium palmatum.
Goldenseal is a quarterly magazine devoted to West Virginia traditional life, published by the State of West Virginia, Division of Culture and History.
Usage examples of "goldenseal".
The instrument, obviously unfamiliar to Goldenseal, was met with a look of puzzlement, then a broad grin as she realized what they were and how they were used.
The tent flaps rustled and Trieka turned to see Goldenseal, Six Toes and Blue Eye behind her.
Unfortunately, the only sign she could remember to ask about it was the crude one Goldenseal had used, so she decided to refrain from talking for the moment.
Yesterday, Goldenseal had allowed him to walk as far as the first tree outside the cave entrance, to urinate against it under his own power.
Trieka and Goldenseal helped him up, then he waved them off, moving at his own pace while he rucked up the baggy jeans.
It was, as Goldenseal had promised, warmer than the other pool, but still not what Trieka would choose for a bath.
Much was different inside him, to be sure--long-empty places brimful again, long-dead emotions alive and breathing beneath his heart--but what had changed to make Goldenseal aware of it?
Trieka started to speak again, but Goldenseal touched her hands before she could start.
He stood outside the cave, arms crossed over his bare chest, as Trieka let Goldenseal lead her away.
A small, sly look from Goldenseal told him she knew the significance of the place, but she added an additional explanation.
Fairfax made his way through the water to the shore, where Goldenseal waited with small bone needles and a vial of dark blue pigment.
The small needles felt huge under his skin, and Goldenseal expertly wielded four at a time.
Always Mother bade them a formal farewell, and even Goldenseal departed to make sure the women who were cooking had a sufficient supply of herbs.
Grass Mother directed the growing of crops and herbs, except for the medicinal herbs, which Goldenseal supervised.
Trieka still harbored doubts about his ability to make the trip, but Goldenseal had assured her he was fit.