Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a perennial herb in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States. It may be distinguished by its thick, yellow knotted rootstock as well as its large, rounded leaves.

Goldenseal is often used as a multi-purpose remedy, having many different medicinal properties. In addition to working as a topical antibiotic, it can also be taken internally as a digestion aid. Goldenseal may be purchased in salve or tablet form. It is often marketed as a "cleanser" to prepare for drug tests, but its actual efficacy as such is unknown. 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 potentially toxic, and should not be used for more than one week at a time.

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my fave herbs are cinnamon, peppermint, mint, garlic, red hot cayenne pepper, fennel, eucalyptus, echinacea, goldenseal,
bodyearthself (D.A. Colvin) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:23:36 -0000
my fave herbs are cinnamon, peppermint, mint, garlic, red hot cayenne pepper, fennel, eucalyptus, echinacea, goldenseal,
RT @onlineherbalist Goldenseal: Common Cold & Antibiotic Myth. Misconceptions and alternates for this endangered herb: http://bit.ly/YxwM2
La_Yerberia (Becki Garza) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:24:14 -0000
RT @onlineherbalist Goldenseal: Common Cold & Antibiotic Myth. Misconceptions and alternates for this endangered herb: http://bit.ly/YxwM2
rt @onlineherbalist Goldenseal & Common Cold:The Antibiotic Myth. misconceptions/alternatives for endangered #herb: http://bit.ly/YxwM2
cosmicdenmother (mary beth janssen) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:29 -0000
rt @onlineherbalist Goldenseal & Common Cold:The Antibiotic Myth. misconceptions/alternatives for endangered #herb: http://bit.ly/YxwM2
Goldenseal & the Common Cold: The Antibiotic Myth. Excellent article on misconceptions/alternates for endangered #herb: http://bit.ly/YxwM2
onlineherbalist (onlineherbalist) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:53:45 -0000
Goldenseal & the Common Cold: The Antibiotic Myth. Excellent article on misconceptions/alternates for endangered #herb: http://bit.ly/YxwM2
@kylebattis hey there hope you feel better. I always have Goldenseal in liquid form around-helps in fighting off colds.
SuzanneGerety (SuzanneGerety) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:44:29 -0000
@kylebattis hey there hope you feel better. I always have Goldenseal in liquid form around-helps in fighting off colds.
@DJWiLLGATES ask for cayenne pepper, echinacea, goldenseal, burdock root and horehound
HolleyMonelle (Holley Monelle) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:04:28 -0000
@DJWiLLGATES ask for cayenne pepper, echinacea, goldenseal, burdock root and horehound

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