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goldenseal

goldenseal

1 9.9
A plant that lives for many years with thick yellow roots used in herbal medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊldənˌsiːl/
  • US
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  • 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

  • Farmers are increasingly cultivating goldenseal due to its rising demand in herbal supplements.

  • In traditional medicine, goldenseal is commonly praised for its potential health benefits.

  • One can prepare goldenseal tea.

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  • We've got goldenseal, but I think they test for that now.

  • 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

golden seal
vsgoldenseal
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A plant with a thick yellow root used in herbal medicine

is the standard name for that herb in herbal medicine
Hydrastis canadensis
vsgoldenseal
  • Specialized
9.9

A woodland plant with a thick yellow root used in traditional medicine

is the common name used for the medicinal herb
yellow root
vsgoldenseal
  • US
9.9

A plant that lives many years with a thick knotted yellow underground stem and large rounded leaves

focuses on medicinal use rather than just physical root features
Hydrastis
vsgoldenseal
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant that lives for many years with a thick underground root and white flowers used as a medicine

refers to the single medicinal species not the whole genus
turmeric root
vsgoldenseal
  • US
6.0

A thick bright yellow root used as a spice and traditional medicine

is the specific native medicinal plant rather than a similar herb

Surface Forms

goldenseal singular
goldenseals plural

Morphology

goldenseal = golden + seal (semi-transparent) = golden + seal

The components 'golden' and 'seal' are clear as words, but the compound refers to a plant (named for its yellow root), so the relation is somewhat metaphorical and not fully predictable.

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.