Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides L) Herbal Medicine
Blue cohosh Health Benefits, Dosage, Side effects and Warnings.
Scientific Name: Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Family Berberidaceae (barberries)
Other names:
Blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root, blue ginseng, yellow ginseng
Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) is perennial herb that is native to North America and Asia. Blue cohosh has long been used as herbal medicine by native Americans to prevent pregnancy, induce labor, help menstrual flow, treat menstrual cramps, as laxative, and to treat other medical conditions.
Blue cohosh plant is a perennial plant that grows to a height of about 1 to 2 feet. Blue cohosh has a simple, round, erect and high stem that grows from a knotty rootstock Blue cohosh bears a large, tri-pinnate leaf whose leaflets are oval, petioled, and unequally lobed. Blue cohosh bears a 6-petaled, yellow- green flowers, Blue cohosh flowers mature to bitter, bright blue seeds that resembles berries on thick stripes. Blue cohosh fruit Is about the size of a pea, dark blue in color, borne from as fleshy stalk.