(from the article `bugbane`) In North America the American bugbane, or summer cohosh (C. americana), about 120 cm (4 feet) tall, and the black cohosh, or black snakeroot (C. ...
An eastern North American perennial herb. A substance obtained from the root of the plant has been used in some cultures to treat a number of medical problems. It is being studied in the treatment of hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. The scientific name is Cimicifuga racemosa. Also called black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, and rattlesnak...
[n] - North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
black snakeroot 1 rattle-top noun North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia