Black cohosh
Black cohosh is one of the plants of the family called Ranunculaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom.
As for the name of the black cohosh family itself, in Latin it will be: Ranunculaceae Juss.
Description of black cohosh
Black cohosh is a perennial herbaceous plant with a herbaceous annual stem. The height of such a stem of this plant will reach one meter and may even exceed this value. The rhizome can be either one or several pieces. The rhizome of black cohosh is simple and round, in the lower part it will be grooved. The stems are bare from the very base up to the inflorescence. The lower stem leaves are on long petioles, at the base they will be widened, they are trifid and glabrous. The inflorescence of this plant is racemose, simple, or for the most part will form two to eight short branches equipped with pedicels. Such pedicels are covered with hairs colored in gray tones. The flowers of black cohosh are bisexual, there are four or five petal-shaped sepals and they will fall off quite early. The nectary petals are painted white, they are whole and spatulate upward; at the end, such petals of this plant will end with an almost filmy whole or bilobed appendage. The stamens of this plant are numerous, there are only a few ovaries and it is on a stalk.
Black cohosh blooms in August. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the southwest of Primorye in the Far East.
Description of the medicinal properties of black cohosh
Black cohosh is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the herbs and roots of this plant for medicinal purposes. The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of alkaloids and saponins in the plant, and the herb of this plant contains saponins.
The rhizomes of black cohosh are used as a diaphoretic, analgesic, antipyretic, and also used as an antidote. A decoction prepared from the herb of this plant is recommended for use in cases of prolapse of the uterus, rashes, gastritis, toothache and measles.
For all of the above diseases, it is recommended to prepare the following remedy based on black cohosh: for this you will need to take five grams of the herb of this plant per glass of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for five to six minutes, then this mixture is left to infuse for one hour, after which this mixture must be filtered very carefully. Take the resulting remedy based on black cohosh, half a glass per day.
For fever, migraine, neuralgia and hypertension, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a remedy, take one part of the roots and rhizomes of black cohosh. This mixture should be infused for five to seven days in five parts of seventy percent alcohol. It is recommended to take the resulting healing remedy in approximately twenty to thirty drops, mixing them with boiled water at room temperature. It is important to carefully follow all the rules for taking such a healing remedy, and also follow all the rules for its preparation: only in this case will the desired positive result be achieved when using this remedy.
