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Cimicifuga  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpenoid saponins. Remifemin from C. racemosa is used to suppress LUTEINIZING HORMONE. It is reclassified by some to ACTAEA. The common name of black snakeroot is also used with ASARUM and SANICULA.

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Entry terms

  • txid64040

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VNW3HQ4Z-V

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