The Chemical Ecology of Goldenseal (Hydrastiscanadensis L.)
Tims, Michael
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L., Ranunculaceae)
is a popular medicinal plant and has been listed in
Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species (CITES). The herbaceous
perennial is distributed in North America under
deciduous forest canopies throughout much of the
south and eastern seaboard north into Canada. The
rhizome, rootlets and root hairs produce medicinally
active alkaloids. Although berberine, one of...