Cimicifuga (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae,[1] native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The genus is now generally included in Actaea.[2]
The name Cimicifuga means ‘bedbug repeller’.Selected species
Cimicifuga Brunette (Brunette bugbane) September 2014 U.K.
Cimicifuga americana
Cimicifuga arizonica
Cimicifuga biternata
Cimicifuga brachycarpa
Cimicifuga dahurica – Sheng ma in Chinese (Chinese: 升麻; pinyin: Sheng ma)
Cimicifuga elata
Cimicifuga europaea
Cimicifuga foetida
Cimicifuga heracleifolia – both used in TCM as Sheng ma in Chinese (Chinese: 升麻; pinyin: Sheng ma)
Cimicifuga japonica
Cimicifuga laciniata
Cimicifuga nanchuanensis
