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Black Cohosh
What is black cohosh?
 is a perennial plant that grows in North America and is most commonly used as a dietary supplement to relieve Symptoms . Although it is used to produce Its botanical name isActaea racemosa, and it is also known as black bugbane and black snakeroot, among other names. The underground stem of this plant is available in powder, tablet, or liquid form. Black cohoshsupplements should be manufactured to contain certain active ingredients, called triterpenes. Black cohoshcontains certain substances, such as a form of the active ingredient inaspirin, that provide anti-inflammatory effects. (See also Overview of Dietary Supplements .) 