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Goldenseal Root

Goldenseal is a small, perennial plant, usually cultivated but also found wild in rich, shady woods and damp meadows from Connecticut to Minnesota and southward. A thick, knotty, yellow rootstock sends up a hairy stem, about a foot high, with two palmately five-lobed, serrate leaves near the top. The stem is topped by a small, solitary, apetalous flower whose greenish-white sepals fall away when the flower opens. The fruit resembles a raspberry and consists of fused, two-seeded drupes.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Goldenseal Root c/s	$22.80	$39.90	$71.25	$119.70
Goldenseal Root Powder	$22.80	$39.90	$71.25	$119.70

Properties/Uses - Antiperiodic, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, laxative, tonic. Tonic, alterative, astringent, haemostatic, anti-inflammatory, anti-catarrhal, mild laxative, muscular stimulant, oxytocic, bitter. Goldenseal has been a popular remedy for both internal and external uses. It acts particularly on mucous membranes and can be used for all catarrhal conditions. The infusion makes a good vaginal douche and an antiseptic mouthwash. It can be applied to sore gums or pyorrhea, or as an external wash for skin diseases, sores, erysipelas, or ringworm. Snuff the powder up the nostrils for nasal congestion or catarrh. Goldenseal also has been popular for home use as a laxative and stomach ailments. Goldenseal has recently gained a reputation as a herbal antibiotic and immune system enhancer.

Botanical Name - Hydrastis canadensis

Part Used - Root

Common Names/Synonyms - Eyebalm, Eye Root, Ground Raspberry, Indian Plant, Jaundice Root, Orangeroot, Tumeric Root, Yellow Puccoon, Yellowroot, Orange Root, Indian Dye.

Cautions - Large doses should be avoided. Goldenseal stimulates contraction of the uterus and thus should be avoided during pregnancy. It may also raise blood pressure and should not be used by people with any kind of cardiac problems.

Goldenseal Root in larger sizes


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