Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Medicinal Plant Names Services

Non-scientific name:

black cohosh

1 Accepted name(s) for "black cohosh":

Accepted name
Actaea racemosa L.

17 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.		Root with Rhizome, Root, Rhizome
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Cimicifuga racemosa Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.	dried rhizome and root	rhizome and root
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	dried root and rhizome	rhizome, root
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Dried, whole or fragmented rhizome and root	rhizome, root
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	dried rhizome and roots; harvested in the summer	rhizome, root
Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.
The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.		rhizome, root
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	Actaea racemosa L.	dried rhizome and roots; harvested in the summer	rhizome, root
EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	Actaea racemosa L.		rhizoma

60 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "black cohosh":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
actée à grappes	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
actée à grappet	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
amerikanisches wanzenkraut	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
black bugbane	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
black root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
black snakeroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
bugbane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
bugwort	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
bugwort rattleroot	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
cimicaire	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
cimicifuga	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
cimicifuga racemosa	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cimicifuga rizoma	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
cimicifuga, rizoma	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
cimicifuga, rizoma de	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cimicifugae rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
cimicifugawurzelstock	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
cimicífuga	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
cohosh bugbane	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
fairy candle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
frauen wurzel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
fürtös poloskavész gyökértörzs	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
herbe aux punaises	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
klaseormedruerot	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
kłącze pluskwicy groniastej	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
lursslillejuurikas	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
läkesilverax	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
läkesilverax, jordstam	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
macrotnys	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
macroty's	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
macrotys	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
natsushirogiku	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
ploštičníkový kořen	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
podzemok ploštičníka	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
qatil el baq	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
racine d'actée à grappes	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
rattle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rattle root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
rattle snake root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
rattle top	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
rattleroot	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
rattleweed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
rheumatism weed	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rhizoma cimicifugae racemosae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
richweed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
rizom de cimicifuga	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
riżoma tal-koħox	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
schwarze schlangenwurzel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
snake root	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996)
snakeroot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
squaw root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
squawroot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
sudrabsveces saknenis	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
sølvlysrhizom	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
traubensilberkerze	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
wanzenkraut	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
zilberkaars	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
zilverkaars	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
цимицифуга, коренище	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)