Main Entry: gol·den·seal Pronunciation: 'gOl-d&n-"sEl Function: noun 1: a perennial American herb of the genus Hydrastis (H.canadensis) with a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves 2:HYDRASTIS 2
Main Entry: hy·dras·tis Pronunciation: hI-'dras-t&s Function: noun 1capitalized: a genus of herbs (family Ranunculaceae)having palmately lobed leaves and small greenish apetalous flowers and including the goldenseal (H. canadensis) 2: the dried rhizome and roots of the goldenseal formerlyused in pharmacy as a bitter tonic, hemostatic, and antiseptic called also goldenseal