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Encyclopedia Britannica



HYDRASTINE

This article appears in Volume V14, Page 34 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: HOR-I25
HYDRASTINE , C21H21NO6i an alkaloid found with
berberine
  in the
root
  of
golden
  seal, Hydrastis canadensis, a plant indigenous to
North
 
America
 . It was discovered by Durand in 1851, and its
chemistry
  formed the subject of numerous communications by E.
Schmidt
  and M. Freund (see Ann., 1892, 271, p. 311) who, aided by P. Fritsch (Ann., 1895, 286, p. I), established its constitution. It is related to narcotine, which is methoxy hydrastine. The
root
  of
golden
  seal is used in
medicine
  under the name
hydra
  stis rhizome, as a stomachic and nervine stimulant.


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