Cimicifugeae


The Cimicifugeae are a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, based on the now obsolete genus Cimicifuga. The name Cimicifuga means "bed bug repeller".
In pharmacology, Cimicifugae rhizoma is a herbal medicine, translated as Sheng ma, a Chinese root preparation.

Genera

Actaea L. - of which Cimicifuga is a synonym.Anemonopsis Siebold & Zucc. Beesia Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.Eranthis Salisb.

Selected ''Cimicifuga'' species

  • Cimicifuga arizonica
  • Cimicifuga dahurica - Sheng ma in Chinese
  • Cimicifuga elata
  • Cimicifuga europaea
  • Cimicifuga heracleifolia - both used in TCM as Sheng ma in Chinese
  • Cimicifuga japonica
  • Cimicifuga racemosa
  • ''Cimicifuga simplex''