goldenseal
/gohl-duhn-seel/US // ˈgoʊl dənˌsil //UK // (ˌɡəʊldənˈsiːl) //
金丝楠木,金丝楠,金银花,金丝楠属植物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a plant, Hydrastis canadensis, of the buttercup family, having a thick yellow rootstock.
- : Also called hydrastis . the rhizomes and roots of this plant, formerly used in medicine as an astringent and to inhibit bleeding.
Examples
Practically all of these drugs except goldenseal are ignored in the standard works on pharmacology.
I'd ruther trust bitter-goldenseal root to cure a ailment than all the durn physic in this here horspittle.
It has a string of names as long as a princess, but I call it goldenseal, because the roots are yellow.
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