goldenseal
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.
Origin of goldenseal
1- Also called or·ange·root [awr-uhnj-root, -root, or-] /ˈɔr əndʒˌrut, -ˌrʊt, ˈɒr-/
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How to use goldenseal in a sentence
Practically all of these drugs except goldenseal are ignored in the standard works on pharmacology.
I'd ruther trust bitter-goldenseal root to cure a ailment than all the durn physic in this here horspittle.
Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories | Alice Hegan RiceIt has a string of names as long as a princess, but I call it goldenseal, because the roots are yellow.
The Harvester | Gene Stratton Porter
British Dictionary definitions for goldenseal
/ (ˌɡəʊldənˈsiːl) /
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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