Description

Pharmaceutical name: rhizoma cimicifugae
latin botanical name: cimicifuga foetida, l. Var, intermedia, regel
cimicifuga heracleifolia, kom.

other names: 西升麻﹐黑升麻﹐窟窿牙根﹐北升麻﹐綠升麻﹐雞骨升麻﹐西升麻﹐川升麻.

common name: black cohosh rhizome﹐

properties (characteristics) sweet, acrid, slightly cold

channels (meridians) entered: lung, spleen, large intestine, stomach

actions & indications: rids of heat and toxin. For influenza,
measles, sore and swollen throat, toothache, gingivitis,
swollen eyes, dull headache, migraine, hemorrhoids.

function:antipyretic ,inhibits pain ,inhibits edema
calming,lower blood pressure,inhibits ulcers
　
dosage: 3 ~ 10 g in decoction.

cautions: not to use: when measles is fully ripened,
breathing difficulty due to heat from lung deficiency (feixu)
large dosage can be toxic and causes msucles over relax, dizziness and vomiting.

indications & combinations

1. Early stage of measles with incomplete expression of the rash.
cimicifuga rhizome (shengma) is used with pueraria root (gegen)
in the formula shengma gegen tang.
2. Excessive heat in the
stomach meridian manifested as headache, swelling of gums,
painful gums, painful teeth and ulceration of tongue and mouth.
cimicifuga rhizome (shengma) is used with coptis root
(huanglian), fresh rehmannia root (shengdihuang), gypsum
(shigao) and moutan bark (mudanpi) in the formula qingwei san.
3. Sore throat caused by invasion of exogenous wind and heat.
cimicifuga rhizome (shengma) is used with scrophularia
(xuanshen), platycodon root (jiegeng), arctium fruit
(niubangzi) in the formula niubang tang. 4. Sinking of qi
in the spleen and stomach manifested as chronic diarrhea,
prolapse of rectum, uterine prolapse and gastroptosis.
cimicifuga rhizome (shengma) is used with ginseng (renshen),
scutellaria root (huangqin) and white atractylodes (baizhu)
in the formula buzhong yiqi tang. 5. Boils, carbuncles,
furuncles and skin disease. Cimicifuga rhizome (shengma)
is used with dandelion herb (pugongying), honeysuckle flower
(jinyinhua), forsythia fruit (lianqiao) and red peony (chishao).

dosage:3-10 g

cautions & contraindications

this statement has not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.