goldenseal
noun
gold·en·seal
ˈgōl-dən-ˌsēl 
: a perennial North American herb (Hydrastis canadensis) of the buttercup family with large leaves and a thick knotted yellow rhizome sometimes used medicinally
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Given the seriousness of the interaction, it’s often recommended to avoid using goldenseal and blood clotting medications together.11
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Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Given the seriousness of the interaction, it’s often recommended to avoid using goldenseal and blood clotting medications together.11 Ginkgo biloba and blood-thinning medication.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
Kay and her bears lived in the middle of some 5,000 acres of swampy forest, thick with muck peat and goldenseal and pine trees, in Tyrrell County, in northeastern North Carolina.
—Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2016
Yenzirbo used a makeshift metal digger crafted from an old golf club to point out a four-lobed ginseng plant growing on a steep slope among a mosaic of other medicinal plants—black cohosh, goldenseal, nettle.
—Greg Kahn, National Geographic, 9 Jan. 2020
My own research also revealed that goldenseal does have the potential to interact with other drugs.
—Allyson Byers, SELF, 1 June 2018
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Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Given the seriousness of the interaction, it’s often recommended to avoid using goldenseal and blood clotting medications together.11 Ginkgo biloba and blood-thinning medication.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
Kay and her bears lived in the middle of some 5,000 acres of swampy forest, thick with muck peat and goldenseal and pine trees, in Tyrrell County, in northeastern North Carolina.
—Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2016
Yenzirbo used a makeshift metal digger crafted from an old golf club to point out a four-lobed ginseng plant growing on a steep slope among a mosaic of other medicinal plants—black cohosh, goldenseal, nettle.
—Greg Kahn, National Geographic, 9 Jan. 2020
My own research also revealed that goldenseal does have the potential to interact with other drugs.
—Allyson Byers, SELF, 1 June 2018
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goldenseal
noun
gold·en·seal
ˈgōl-dən-ˌsēl
1
: a perennial American herb of the genus Hydrastis (H. canadensis) with a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
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