Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Actaea racemosa
Scientific Name and Description
Actaea racemosa L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cimicifuga racemosa NUTT.
Cimicifuga repens (L) Nutt
Cimicifuga americana Muhl
Actaea gyrostachya Wender
Actaea monogyna Walter
Actaea orthostachya Wender
Botrophis actaeoides Raf ex Fisch & CA Mey
Botrophis pumila Raf
Botrophis serpentaria Raf
Cimicifuga repens (L) Nutt
Cimicifuga americana Muhl
Actaea gyrostachya Wender
Actaea monogyna Walter
Actaea orthostachya Wender
Botrophis actaeoides Raf ex Fisch & CA Mey
Botrophis pumila Raf
Botrophis serpentaria Raf
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | black cohosh, black snakeroot, bugbane, snakeroot, squawroot |
| Common name | black cohosh,Cimicifuga racemosa, black bugbane, black snakeroot, rattle-top, or fairy candle |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Actaea racemosa L. Herb Leaves, root, fruit Bbronchitis; asthma and cough; sour throat; acidity; blood purifier; pickled General Das and Swamy 2016
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Das and Swamy 2016
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Actaea racemosa. (2024, March 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actaea_racemosa