Plant Details

Accepted name:: Actaea racemosa L. [Ranunculaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Actaea racemosa var. dissecta (A.Gray) J.Compton

Actaea racemosa var. racemosa

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
actée à grappes	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
black cohosh	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
black cohosh extract	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
black cohosh root	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
black root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
black snake root	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
black snakeroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) 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 (WHO, 2004)
bugbane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
bugwort	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
bugwort rattleroot	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cimicifuga	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
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 root	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
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	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) 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	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
cimicífuga	Other	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008)
cimicífuga racemosa, raíz	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
cimífuga	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
cohosh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
cohosh bugbane	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cohosh, black	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
fairy candle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
flussigextrakt aus cimicifugawurzelstock	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
frauen wurzel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fürtös poloskavész gyökértörzs	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
herbe aux punaises	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
jiuenti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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 Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
läkesilverax, jordstam	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
macrotnys	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
macroty's	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
macrotys	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
macrotys actaea	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
natsushirogiku	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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 (WHO, 2004)
racine d'actée à grappes	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
rattle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rattle root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
rattle snake root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
rattle top	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
rattleroot	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
rattleweed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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 (WHO, 2004)
richweed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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 (WHO, 2004)
snakeroot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
squaw root	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
squawroot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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 (WHO, 2004)
wanzenkraut	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
zilberkaars	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
zilverkaars	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
цимицифуга, коренище	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome, root		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
rhizoma		EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007)
rhizome, root	dried rhizome and roots; harvested in the summer	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Rhizome, root		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Root with Rhizome, Root, Rhizome		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
root, rhizome	extract, fluid extract	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
rhizome, roots		U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
rhizome and root	dried rhizome and root	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
root, rhizome		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rhizome, root	dried root and rhizome	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
root	tincture, vegetal drug, fluid extract, powdered drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
rhizome, root	Dried, whole or fragmented rhizome and root	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
rhizome, root	dried rhizome and roots; harvested in the summer	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
rizoma y raíces secos		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 15 (1818).
Botrophis serpentaria Raf. Med. Fl. 1: 85 (1828), nom. superfl.
Cimicifuga serpentaria Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 372 (1813), nom. illeg.
Macrotrys racemosa (L.) Sweet Hort. Brit.: 9 (1826).
Megotrys serpentaria Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 267 (1818), nom. superfl.
Thalictrodes racemosa (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 4 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Actaea racemosa	Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009)
Actaea racemosa L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2022 (WHO-UMC, 2022) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Cimicifuga racemosa	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	EMA Com. Monog.: Cimicifuga racemosa, rhiz. (2007) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cimicifuga racemosa (Linn.) Nutt.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Cimicifuga racemosa (Linné) Nuttal	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Cimicifuga racemosa Nutt.	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Cimicifuga racemosa Nuttal	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Cimicifugia racemosa	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)

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