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Actaea racemosa - Black cohosh

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[[File:400px-Black cohosh 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Actaea racemosa inflorescence'', ''Black cohosh'']]
 
'''Black Cohosh''' has been used by Native Americans for more than '''two hundred years''', after they discovered the root of the plant helped relieve '''menstrual cramps''' and '''symptoms of menopause'''.
==Uses==
{{Uses|kidney issuesKidney problems}}, {{Uses|malariaMalaria}}, {{Uses|rheumatoid Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|joint Joint inflammation}}, {{Uses|sore Sore throat}}, {{Uses|helping with labor}}, {{Uses|menstrual Menstrual cramps}}, {{Uses|menopauseMenopause}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|FlowerFlowers}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Black snake root, Bugbane}}
==Properties==
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|At dry locations in sparse forests}}, {{Commonly seen|At hedges}}, {{Commonly seen|forest Forest clearings}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Cimicifuga racemosa 001.jpg|''Actaea racemosa''Whole herbFile:Cimicifuga racemosa 002.jpg|''Actaea racemosa''LeavesFile:Actaea racemosa 002.JPG|{{VI-tiny}} ''StemFile:Actaea racemosa''003.JPG|FlowersFile:Actaea racemosa 003001.JPG|{{VI-tiny}} ''Whole herbFile:Actaea racemosa''004.JPG|FruitsFile:Actaea racemosa 001006.JPG|Fruits
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.chiro.org/nutrition/ABSTRACTS/What_is_Black_Cohosh.shtml "Chemical Composition"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-use-of-akarkara-spilanthes-acmella/1383/ "Plant Description"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actaea_racemosa "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
* [https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-857/black-cohosh Overview Information of racemosa inflorescence]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]

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