hydrastis
(haɪˈdræstɪs)
[mod.L. (J. Ellis in Linnæus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1759) II. 1088): etym. unkn.]
The dried rhizome and roots of the herb golden seal or yellow root (Hydrastis canadensis), or an extract or tincture of them, formerly used medicinally as a bitter stomachic and to control uterine bleeding.
| 1865 Wood & Bache Dispensatory U.S.A. (ed. 12) 459 Hydrastis might probably be advantageously prepared in the form of a fluid extract. 1882 R. Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 4) 425 Hydrastis is..used by the Indians of the Western States of North America to dye various shades of yellow. 1908 Practitioner Jan. 96 Styptol and hydrastis..are recommended for arresting haemorrhage from the non-pregnant organ. 1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics 757 Color may also be imparted by the addition of..Hydrastis Tincture (N.F.) which..is soluble in alcohol and hydro-alcoholic preparations giving a yellow color. 1967 Martindale's Extra Pharmacopoeia (ed. 25) 592 Hydrastis..in the treatment of post-partum haemorrhage..is much inferior to ergot. |