- Source: Cimicifugeae
The Cimicifugeae are a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, based on the now obsolete genus Cimicifuga (sometimes called "bugbane" or "cohosh"). The name Cimicifuga means "bed bug repeller".
In pharmacology, Cimicifugae rhizoma is a herbal medicine (Cimicifuga/Actea root), translated as Sheng ma, a Chinese root preparation.
Genera
Actaea L. - of which Cimicifuga is a synonym.
Anemonopsis Siebold & Zucc. (monotypic)
Beesia Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
Eranthis Salisb.
†Paleoactaea Pigg & DeVore, 2005
= Selected Cimicifuga species
=Cimicifuga arizonica
Cimicifuga dahurica - Sheng ma in Chinese (Chinese: 升麻; pinyin: Sheng ma)
Cimicifuga elata
Cimicifuga europaea
Cimicifuga heracleifolia - both used in TCM as Sheng ma in Chinese (Chinese: 升麻; pinyin: Sheng ma)
Cimicifuga japonica
Cimicifuga racemosa
Cimicifuga simplex
References
External links
Flora of North America: Cimicifuga
Flora of China: Cimicifuga
The Plant List: "Actaea"
Data related to Cimicifugeae at Wikispecies
Media related to Cimicifugeae at Wikimedia Commons
