SINCE 1828
hydrastis
noun
hy·dras·tis
| \ hī-ˈdras-təs
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Medical Definition of hydrastis
1
capitalized
: a genus of herbs (family Ranunculaceae) having palmately lobed leaves and small greenish flowers and including the goldenseal (H. canadensis)
2
: the dried rhizome and roots of the goldenseal formerly used in pharmacy as a bitter tonic, hemostatic, and antiseptic
— called also goldenseal
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