Cimicifuga

(sim-is-e-fu’ ’-gah) [cimex, a bug; fugare, to drive away]. Black snake-root, Black cohosh. The root of C. racemosa, ord. Ranunculaceae. A stomachic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, expectorant, and diuretic. Its action on the heart is similar to that of digitalis. Ithas been used in cardiac diseases, functional impotence, chorea, and ovarian neuralgia. C, Ext., Fid. (alcoholic). Dose rt\,v-xxx (0.32-2.0). C. Ext., Liquid., (B.P.). ch219.xhtml d 193