Goldenseal is a perennial plant in the forests of the Eastern and Midwestern United States.
Genus: Hydrastis (H. canadensis, other)
Common names: orange root, yellow root, yellow Indian paint, ground raspberry, eye root, others
Active ingredients: hydrastine and berberine
Items ingested:
(1) dark red berries
(2) golden yellow rhizomes (root)
Clinical effects:
(1) diarrhea
(2) irritation to mouth and throat
(3) nausea and vomiting
(4) paresthesias
(5) exaggerated reflexes
(6) hypertension, or hypotension (in overdose)
(7) respiratory depression and failure (in overdose)
(8) seizures
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Purpose: To evaluate a patient who has ingested berries or roots from the goldenseal (Hydrastis).
Specialty: Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
Objective: clinical diagnosis, including family history for genetics
ICD-10: T62.2, T65.9,
