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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Actaea racemosa (Ranunculaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Black Cohosh; Tahta Bitiotu; Slangenwortel; Cimicaire; American Baneberry; Sauco; Rattle Root; Wanzenkraut; Actee A Grappes; Amerikansk Slangerod; Black Snakeroot

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Total Uses: 11

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Alterative	Dutch	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aphrodisiac	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nervine	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm	Danish	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific	Spanish	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.