goldenseal
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- noun
- /ˈɡoʊldənˌsiːl/
- US
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sello dorado
- All right, well, I'll fix your little flower for you, but first you got to go out and pick me some goldenseal, comfrey, valerian, and plantain.
- goldenseal and cohosh
- goldenseal herb
- alkaloids in goldenseal
Examples
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Farmers are increasingly cultivating goldenseal due to its rising demand in herbal supplements.
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In traditional medicine, goldenseal is commonly praised for its potential health benefits.
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One can prepare goldenseal tea.
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We've got goldenseal, but I think they test for that now.
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These kinds consist of garlic, tea tree essential oil, goldenseal, black walnut, and Echinacea.
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Some of these consist of garlic, tea tree oils, goldenseal, black walnut, and Echinacea.
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He also knows his way around wild mushrooms and herbs like ginseng and goldenseal.
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To help with her allergy symptoms, she often relied on goldenseal as a natural remedy.
Synonyms
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A plant with a thick yellow root used in herbal medicine
A woodland plant with a thick yellow root used in traditional medicine
A plant that lives many years with a thick knotted yellow underground stem and large rounded leaves
A small plant that lives for many years with a thick underground root and white flowers used as a medicine
A thick bright yellow root used as a spice and traditional medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Goldenseal joins golden ('yellow') and seal. A helpful way to remember it is that the plant has a thick yellow root that looks like a small round patch, so the name points to a yellow-root herb used in traditional medicine.