Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a small plant with a single hairy stem. If tasterimpangnya felt, yellow-brown and wrinkled skin. Goldenseal grows wild in shady land in the northern United States.
Goldenseal now become one of the most popular herbal medicine in the U.S. market. In the colonial era in America, Goldenseal became part of medical care. In the past, has traditionally been used by Native Americans to treat skin diseases, digestive problems,liver conditions, diarrhea, and eye irritation.
Ingredients:
Goldenseal contains a compound called berberine, a compound that kills many types ofbacteria in a test tube, including those that cause diarrhea. Berberine has also beenshown to kill various types of germs in a test tube, like that which cause candidiasis(yeast) and parasitic infections such as tapeworms and Giardia. Berberine can alsoactivate white blood cells, making more effective for fighting infection and strengtheningthe immune system. Berberine is sometimes used as antibiotics and disinfectants, bothexternal and internal.
Benefits:
Goldenseal is a bitter taste stimulates the secretion and flow of bile, and also can be used as an expectorant. In use Goldenseal is used for the following conditions:
* minor wound healing
* bladder infections
* skin fungal infection
* flu colds & flu
* sinus and chest tightness
Please note, Goldenseal should not be used in pregnant women or people with highblood pressure.
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