Classic texts: King's 1898.
Cimicifuga racemosa
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
Engl.: black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, macrotys, rattle root, rattleweed, snakeroot, squaw root.
Deu.: Traubiges Wanzenkraut, Juli-Silberkerze, Schwarze Schlangenwurzel, Traubensilberkerze, Wanzenkraut.
Suom.: lännenkimikki, tähkäkimikki.
Sven.: spjutsilverax, amerikanskt silverax, läkesilverax.
Bot. syn.: Actaea racemosa L., Actaea racemosa Willd., Botrophis racemosa, Botrophis serpentaria Raf., Cimicifuga cordifolia Pursh., Macrotys racemosa Eat.
On a Neutral Crystallizable Principle in Black Snake Root—(Cimicifuga Racemosa.)
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1871.
Swedish bitters.
Henriette's herbal blog: There's lots of different recipes for it.