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[[File:Hydrastis.jpg|thumb|right|''Goldenseal'', ''orangeroot'']]
'''Goldenseal''' is a perennial herb in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. and it is native to southeastern Canada and the eastern United States.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Common cold}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Peptic ulcers}}, {{Uses|Colitis}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Rootroot}}, {{Parts Used|Rhizomes}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The active ingredients of goldenseal include isoquinoline alkaloids, such as berberine, canadine, and hydrastine. Goldenseal has been reported to contain these alkaloids in the ranges of 1.5-4% hydrastine, 0.5-6% berberine, and 2-3% berberastine.23 Most of the actions of goldenseal have been attributed to hydrastine and berberine<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|lobedLobed|simple Simple basal leaf withers away by flowering time}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|berryBerry/drupe|½ inch|Fruit is a round cluster|With hooked hairs|2}}
===Other features===
