Steinmetz:Hydrastis
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Hydrastis canadensis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Canada and North-Eastern parts of U. S. A.
- (in the woods)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- hydrastine
- berberine
- canadine
- xanthopucine
- phytosterin
- mekonine
- resin
- sugar
- starch
- fat
- essential oil
- Action
- haemostatic
- alterative
- antiseptic
- antiperiodic
- diuretic
- aperient
- detergent
- tonic
- used especially in uterine and gastro-intestinal tract mucosa
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