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goldthread

15 species with different looks. Shiny leaves, 5-7 petal white flowers with 5 yellow stamens (usually one per stem) and bright yellow super thin thread-like roots. Leaves are waxy green in three sections or leaflets, similar to a strawberry, but smaller and hugging the ground more tightly. The thin delicate golden roots are the part used. Antiinflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer. Very astringent- chew root for canker sores. Tea used for jaundice, stomach cramps, stomach ulcers, stomach and testicular cancer, nausea, candida.
Edible Plant Guide © 2012 Markus Rothkranz
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Mulberry leaf, Japanese honeysuckle and goldthread were purchased from Kyung-dong herbal market (Seoul, Korea).
* Herbal agents that may help block the progression of PIN to prostate cancer include green tea, ginger, rosemary, oregano, Chinese goldthread, and barberry.
Two softgels in a base of olive oil and beeswax contain: 100 mg holy basil 100 mg turmeric 100 mg ginger 100 mg green tea 100 mg rosemary 50 mg or 80 mg (if extract) Mexican bamboo (resveratrol) 40 mg Chinese goldthread 40 mg barberry root 40 mg oregano 20 mg baical skullcap
Wildflowers include common wood sorrel (Oxalis montana), goldthread (Coptis groenlandica), and partridgeberry (Mitchella repens).
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