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Goldenseal
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GOLDENSEAL
Hydrastis canadensis
Liquid extract of dried rhizome with rootlets.
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Actions: Stimulating astringent; tonifies
mucous membranes. Alterative. Stomach tonic and digestive bitters; improves
appetite and digestion; promotes peristaltic action and muscular tone
of stomach and intestines; promotes bile production. Antibacterial and
antifungal. Uterine tonic.
Uses: Sub-acute and chronic inflammation of mucous
membranes and glandular system with altered secretions; chronic inflammation
and ulcerations of mouth and throat, nasal sinuses and pharynx, gastro-intestinal
system (e.g., gastric and duodenal ulcers, colitis), genitourinary system
(e.g., prolapsed uterus) and respiratory system (e.g., bronchial phlegm).
Also indicated in passive bleeding from these tissues. Adjunct, long-range
therapy for chronic constipation due to enfeebled relaxed tissues. Chronic
atonic dyspepsia and poor digestion with torpid liver. Convalescence
from protracted fevers and inflammation. Recovery from alcoholism and
associated atonic gastrointestinal tract. Topically for infected wounds,
ulcerations and bedsores, conjunctivitis (“pink eye”), etc.
Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 5 times per day. To
enhance appetite and digestion take 15 minutes before meals. As a topical
dressing or wash use full-strength extract if well tolerated, or dilute
with 2 or 3 parts water. For eyewash mix 3 to 10 drops in an eyecup
filled with distilled water or saline solution and stir well with the
glass dropper. Wash effected eye(s) for 1 minute, 1 to 3 times daily.
If mixture stings uncomfortably, reduce number of extract drops to tolerance.
Cautions: Consult a qualified midwife or physician
before taking during pregnancy.
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