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| (Actaea
racemosa, syn. Cimicifuga racemosa) |
| Common
names: Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Bugwort, Cimicifuga, Rattleroot,
Rattleweed, Richweed, Snakeroot, Squawroot. |
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Used: Root. |
Methods
Used: Water
extraction, Alcohol extraction. |
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| Spiritual
Uses: None
identified to date. |
Physical
Uses: Black Cohosh is a member of the Crowfoot family of plants
which grows on upland hillsides and woods.
Used to repel insects.
Snakebite has been treated by applying the fresh bruised root directly
to the bite.
Native American women
used the root to relieve the pain of childbirth and menstrual cramps.
It has also been used
to treat chronic bronchitis, measles, whooping cough, tuberculosis,
high blood pressure, migraine headaches, and rheumatism.
Small doses are effective
when treating children for diarrhea.
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Preparation:
Tea:
(The decoction should be made with recently dried
root, if at all possible.)
- Add 1 teaspoonful
of chopped root to 1 pint of simmering water.
- Cover and
simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain out
herb and discard.
- Dosage is
3 cups per day.
Tincture: (The
tincture should be made from fresh or recently dried root, if at
all possible.)
- Sprinkle
2 ounces of chopped root into ½
cup of 96-proof alcohol. DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
(rubbing alcohol) or METHYL ALCOHOL (wood alcohol)!
- Place in
a container with a lid. Cover. Shake thoroughly.
- Shake 3 times
a day for 2 weeks.
- Strain root
and discard.
- Store in
glass in a cool dark place.
- For tea,
use 15-30 drops of tincture to one cup of water.
- Dosage is
3 cups per day.
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