Definition of Cohosh. Meaning of Cohosh. Synonyms of Cohosh

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Definition of Cohosh

Cohosh
Cohosh Co"hosh, n. (Bot.) A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Act[ae]a, plants of the Crowfoot family.

Meaning of Cohosh from wikipedia

- Actaea racemosa, the black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, rattle-top, or fairy candle (syn. Cimicifuga racemosa), is a species of flowering plant...
- cohosh, Actaea racemosa (Ranunculaceae) Blue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides (Berberidaceae) Red cohosh, Actaea rubra (Ranunculaceae) White cohosh...
- Caulophyllum thalictroides, the blue cohosh, is a species of flowering plant in the Berberidaceae (barberry) family. It is a medium-tall perennial with...
- Actaea rubifolia, commonly known as Appalachian black cohosh or Appalachian bugbane, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. The plant...
- Actaea podocarpa, the mountain bugbane or mountain black-cohosh, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to the eastern United...
- Actaea, commonly called baneberry, bugbane and cohosh, is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to subtropical, temperate and...
- based on the now obsolete genus Cimicifuga (sometimes called "bugbane" or "cohosh"). The name Cimicifuga means "bed bug repeller". In pharmacology, Cimicifugae...
- much of the summer. Common names for plants in this genus include blue cohosh, squaw root, and papoose root. As hinted at by its common names, this plant...
- goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa). The foregoing trees, shrubs, and herbs are also more...
- uterine prolapse, pelvic congestion, and to improve ovarian function. Black cohosh is an emmenagogue, anti-spasmodic, restorative, nervine, and hypotensive...