I picked up a few liquid herbs the other day. I like the liquid form, and just use drops of the herb into water.
Among them was Goldenseal, aka Yellow root, a popular herb amongst those who wish to "pee clean" for a drug test.
Although I don't think theres much science to correlate that claim.
Goldenseal is listed as an endangered species
The low down:
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Use of goldenseal arises from American Indian usage. The Cherokee used the roots as a wash for local inflammations, a decoction for general debility, dyspepsia, and to improve appetite. The Iroquois used a decoction of the root for whooping cough, diarrhea, liver disease, fever, sour stomach, flatulence, pneumonia, and, with whiskey, for heart trouble.
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Botanists know the plant as Hydrastis canadensis. It is a member of the buttercup family that occurs in rich woods in the eastern deciduous forest. Goldenseal occurs from Vermont to Minnesota, south to Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas. As early as 1884, John Uri Lloyd and Curtis Gates Lloyd noted dramatic declines in wild populations, to an extent as a result of root harvest, but more so as the result of habitat loss through deforestation
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Goldenseal, Goldenseal root, Goldenseal photos, Goldenseal article, Hydrastis canadensis photos, article by Steven Foster
Its the root that people use, but heres what the plant looks like
More Info:
Goldenseal [NCCAM Herbs at a Glance]
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