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Black Cohosh
| Common Name | Black Cohosh |
| Genus / Species | Actaea racemosa (formerly Cimicifuga racemosa) |
| Part Used | Root |
| Energetics | Sweet, pungent, slightly bitter, cool, acrid |
| Meridians | Liver, spleen, stomach, large intestine |
| Active Constituents | Triterpene glycosides including actein and cimicifugoside Isoflavones including formononetin Isoferulic acid Salicylic acid Tannins Resin |
| Medicinal Uses | Menopause supportive Antispasmodic Uterine relaxant Expectorant Antirheumatic Hypotensive Emmenagogue Alterative Sedative Dispersing Anti-inflammatory |
