Black Cohosh

Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nuttal

• Family
  Ranunculaceae (crowfoot plants)
   
  
• Synonyms
  Black Cohosh, Black Snake Root, Rattle Root, German: Traubensilberkerze, Schlangenkraut
   
  
• Occurrence
  Eastern and central part of North America, Canada, Europe, moderate to arctic parts of Asia
   
  
• Medicinal drug
  Black Cohosh rootstock, Cimicifugae rhizoma
   
  
• Effect
  regulates hormonal dysharmonies
   
  
• Application
  Climacteric complaints
   
  
• e.g. contained in:
  Cefakliman^® mono