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 () Cimicifuga elata Cimicifuga europaea Cimicifuga heracleifolia - both used in TCM as Sheng ma in Chinese () Cimicifuga japonica Cimicifuga racemosa Cimicifuga simplex
References
External links Flora of North America: Cimicifuga Flora of China: Cimicifuga The Plant List: "Actaea"