botanical record · discovered

Goldenseal

Hydrastis canadensis

Goldenseal · Goldenseal (EN) · Kanadinė auksašaknė · Kanadische Orangenwurzel (DE) · Yellow Root · blodstilla · fard inolien · goldenseal · gorzknik kanadyjski · guldsegl · hidraste · hidrastis · hurmejuuri · hydraste du Canada · hydrastinurt

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, ", US(Appalachia), US(Colonial), US(Cherokee), US(Amerindian), Australia

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alterative, Antiseptic, Astringent, Cancer

Science studied: CANADALINE, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE, COBALT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Ranunculaceae

Scientific name: Hydrastis canadensis

Common names: Goldenseal, Goldenseal (EN), Kanadinė auksašaknė, Kanadische Orangenwurzel (DE), Yellow Root, blodstilla, fard inolien, goldenseal, gorzknik kanadyjski, guldsegl, hidraste, hidrastis, hurmejuuri, hydraste du Canada, hydrastinurt

POWO: 305699-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, ", US(Appalachia), US(Colonial), US(Cherokee), US(Amerindian), Australia.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Alterative
Antiseptic
Astringent
Cancer
Catarrh
Cicatrizant
Diuretic
Enterorrhagia

show 21 more documented entries

Eye
Hemostat
Hemostatic
Liver
Metrorrhagia
Mucous Membrane
Stomatitis
Tonic
Uterotonic
Wound
Detergent
Hemorrhoids
Poison
Sore
Antiperiodic
Aperient
Apertif
Malaria
Medicine
Stomach
Repellant(Insect)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Turkey
US
"
US(Appalachia)
US(Colonial)
US(Cherokee)
US(Amerindian)
Australia

Documented cultural uses

Alterative
Antiseptic
Astringent
Cancer
Catarrh
Cicatrizant
Diuretic
Enterorrhagia
Eye
Hemostat
Hemostatic
Liver

show 17 more documented entries

Metrorrhagia
Mucous Membrane
Stomatitis
Tonic
Uterotonic
Wound
Detergent
Hemorrhoids
Poison
Sore
Antiperiodic
Aperient
Apertif
Malaria
Medicine
Stomach
Repellant(Insect)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Alterative · Turkey · "
Antiseptic · Turkey · "
Astringent · US · "
Cancer · " · "
Catarrh · US(Appalachia) · "
Cicatrizant · US · "
Diuretic · Turkey · "
Enterorrhagia · Turkey · "
Eye · US(Appalachia) · "
Hemostat · Turkey · "
Hemostatic · US · "
Liver · US · "
Metrorrhagia · US · "
Mucous Membrane · US · "
Stomatitis · US(Colonial) · "
Tonic · US · "
Tonic · US(Appalachia) · "
Uterotonic · Turkey · "
Wound · US · "
Detergent · Turkey · "
Hemorrhoids · US · "
Poison · US · "
Sore · US(Appalachia) · "
Antiperiodic · US · "

10 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Bioactive goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) fraction suppresses multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a rat burn wound model: oral and topical administration. · 2026 source ↗
Machine learning-guided in Silico identification of Na⁺-NQR inhibitors from Berberis vulgaris and Hydrastis Canadensis phytochemicals against Vibrio cholerae. · 2025 source ↗
Nanocarrier optimization: Encapsulating Hydrastis canadensis in chitosan nanoparticles for enhanced antibacterial and dye degradation performance. · 2024 source ↗