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An Herbalist's Guide to Growing & Using Goldenseal: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-233

De Kathleen Brown

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Éditeur:: Storey Publishing
Sortie:: Jan 12, 1999
ISBN:: 9781603426299
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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An Herbalist's Guide to Growing & Using Goldenseal: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-233

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Sortie:: Jan 12, 1999
ISBN:: 9781603426299
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Kathleen Brown

Author Kathleen Brown is an herbal teacher, writer, and gardener. She is author of Herbal Teas and has served as president of the Rocky Mountain Unit of the Herb Society of America. She presently lives in California.

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An Herbalist's Guide to Growing & Using Goldenseal - Kathleen Brown

Goldenseal

An Herb in Danger

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) has been used for centuries to treat digestive complaints, allergies, eye irritation, and dozens of other common conditions. Along with echinacea, ginseng, and ginkgo, it’s among the most versatile and potent of the medicinal herbs. Rosemary Gladstar, a well-known herbalist and founder of United Plant Savers, says goldenseal is quite possibly one of the most useful and valuable plants of North America.

And demand for goldenseal has never been higher — so much so that the survival of this impressive plant is in serious jeopardy. Goldenseal is being harvested at a rate that exceeds its ability to grow back. It’s becoming increasingly rare and expensive. As demand and prices rise, it’s often produced in adulterated forms, either by mixing the powder with other herbs or by grinding up the entire plant and selling it as root. In either case, the lower potency means people have to take more, and this in turn has led to even heavier harvesting. Unless alternatives are found, the demise of this precious herb may be close at hand.

Organizations Working for Preservation

Saving goldenseal has become a priority for United Plant Savers. On the largest scale, this requires protecting natural habitats. The clear-cutting of forests, for example, threatens many plant species, including goldenseal. More directly, the best option for protecting wild goldenseal is to increase cultivation.

As far back as the early 1900s, experts recognized that gold-enseal was being overharvested. The U.S. Department of Agriculture even published bulletins showing how to grow it. Fortunately, goldenseal is relatively easy to cultivate, and for commercial growers it provides a great return on investment: There’s been a 10-fold increase in prices in just the last decade, and the value will continue to rise.

Today, a number of large herbal-supply companies, such as Frontier Herb Coop, Eclectic, Gaia, Herb Pharm, and Herbs for Kids, are promoting the cultivation of goldenseal. Frontier Herb Coop has purchased a farm in southern Ohio to conduct research and offer educational programs on herbs, and especially endangered herbs, and does quite a bit of work with goldenseal. As more and more people begin growing their own goldenseal, pressures on the wild variety will diminish. With luck, this will eventually remove this healing plant from the at-risk

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