Black Cohosh

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It grows naturally in the Eastern United States, the far East, Mongolia, and Northern China.

Actaea racemosa, cimicifuga racemosa

Synonyms:
Sheng Ma
Related Terms:
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Native American Medicine, Powder, Russian Folk Medicine, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Black Cohosh (Wiktionary)

English

Noun

black cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural black cohoshes)

  1. A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

Synonyms

  • (Actaea racemosa): Cimicifuga racemosa, cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle

Coordinate terms

  • Caulophyllum thalictroides, blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root

Further reading

  • Actaea racemosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Actaea racemosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Actaea racemosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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