Cimicifugeae
| Cimicifugeae | |
|---|---|
| Cimicifuga heracleifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ranunculoideae |
| Tribe: | Cimicifugeae Torr. & A.Gray |
| Type genus | |
| Cimicifuga Wernisch. | |
The Cimicifugeae are a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, based on the now obsolete genus Cimicifuga (sometimes called "bugbane" or "cohosh"). The name Cimicifuga means "bed bug repeller".
In pharmacology, Cimicifugae rhizoma is a herbal medicine (Cimicifuga/Actea root), translated as Sheng ma, a Chinese root preparation.