Steinmetz:Hydrastis

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Hydrastis canadensis

Also known as (or relevant to) Hydrastis canadensis Family Ranunculaceae English Names Golden Seal Natural Habitat Canada and North-Eastern parts of U. S. A. (in the woods) Part(s) Used Rhizoma Hydrastis

Constituent(s) hydrastine berberine canadine xanthopucine phytosterin mekonine resin sugar starch fat essential oil Action haemostatic alterative antiseptic antiperiodic diuretic aperient detergent tonic used especially in uterine and gastro-intestinal tract mucosa