Blue Cohosh (Noun)
Meaning
Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Blue cohosh is often confused with black cohosh due to their similar names and uses in herbal medicine.
- The plant's rootstock was traditionally used to treat various health issues, but its effectiveness is still debated among modern medical professionals.
- Blue cohosh has a history of being used in folk medicine to treat different types of pain and inflammation.
- Native Americans were known to use blue cohosh to treat various health issues, including fever and rheumatism.
- Blue cohosh is sometimes found in woodland gardens and shaded areas with rich soil.
Synonyms
- Blueberry Root
- Squawroot
- Papoose Root
- Squaw Root
- Papooseroot
- Caulophyllum Thalictrioides
- Caulophyllum Thalictroides