| Accepted name: |
Hydrastis canadensis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Goldenseal
Orangeroot
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| French names: |
Sceau d'or
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HHYDCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Used as a tonic and wash for local inflammations. Used for cancer, general debility, dyspepsy and to improve appetite(*7). Decoction of roots taken for whooping cough and diarrhea. Infusion of powdered root taken for gas. Compound infusion with roots used as drops for earaches.Infusion of roots taken as an emetic for biliousness. Infusion of roots with whisky taken for heart trouble(*8)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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