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Actaea racemosa - Black cohosh
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Black Cohosh Actaea racemosa 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. These days it is still used for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes/flushes, irritability, mood swings and sleep disturbances.
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Uses
kidney issues, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, joint inflammation, sore throat, helping with labor, menstrual cramps, menopause.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Black cohosh contains cimicifugin (macrotin) which has estrogenic effects. Also found in assay are acetein (antihypertensive effects) and ferulic/isoferulic acids (anti-inflammatory effects). The following components can also be found: isoflavones, salicyclic acid, tannins, resins, starch, and sugars[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
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| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
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| English |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| large | Alternate, Pinnate | The leaves are with deeply-cut segments |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 14-18cm long | Yellow, Circular | Each bears one large flower the disk being yellow and the rays white, tinged with purple beneath. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syncarp (sorosis), subglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe | seeds many, ovoid. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Aracemosa grows in dependably moist, fairly heavy soil. It bears tall tapering racemes of white midsummer flowers on wiry black-purple stems, whose mildly unpleasant, medicinal smell at close range gives it the common name "Bugbane"[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Mediterranian, Himalayas, Arabian countries.
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat kidney issues
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat rheumatoid arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat joint inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat sore throat
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat helping with labor
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat menstrual cramps
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat menopause
- Herbs with Dried Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Habit - Procumbent herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Mediterranian
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Arabian countries
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