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Goldenseal
also known as orange root
A North American woodland plant prized for its bright yellow root, used by Indigenous peoples and 19th-century herbalists for infections of the skin and mucous membranes. alkaloid found in goldenseal, barberry, and Oregon grape. It has real antimicrobial action and affects how the liver processes many medications.">Berberine, the main active compound, has real antimicrobial action — but goldenseal is also seriously over-harvested in the wild.
- Topical use eases minor skin and mucous membrane infections
- Traditional use as a wash for sore throat, mouth ulcers, and minor wounds
- alkaloid found in goldenseal, barberry, and Oregon grape. It has real antimicrobial action and affects how the liver processes many medications.">Berberine has real antimicrobial action against many bacteria, fungi, and parasites
- Often combined with echinacea in cold-and-flu formulas, though this combination has limited evidence
- Best evidence is for topical and short-term use — not for systemic infections
- Marked Improvement in Treatment-Intolerant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in an Adolescent Using a Glutamatergic Regimen With Dextromethorphan, Piracetam, and Goldenseal Root.
- Synergistic antifungal effects of botanical extracts against Candida albicans.
- Machine learning-guided in Silico identification of Na⁺-NQR inhibitors from Berberis vulgaris and Hydrastis Canadensis phytochemicals against Vibrio cholerae.
Know what you're putting in your body.
158 herbs, nutrients, and compounds. What the science says, what tradition knew, and what to watch for. Founding members keep this running.
Founding rate — locked for life. Regular price after launch: $96/year.
- ✓ Full access to all 158+ entries
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