The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hydrastine \Hy*dras"tine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal ( Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
Wikipedia
Hydrastine is an alkaloid which was discovered in 1851 by Alfred P. Durand. Hydrolysis of hydrastine yields hydrastinine, which was patented by Bayer as a haemostatic drug during the 1910s. It is present in Hydrastis canadensis (thus the name) and other plants of the Ranunculaceae family.
Usage examples of "hydrastine".
Cessna contained the alkaloids hydrastine, berberine, canadine, and berberastine.
Cessna contained the alkaloids hydrastine, berberine, canadine, and berberastine.
The roots and rhizomes are thought to have medicinal properties because of the hydrastine and berberine.