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Actaea racemosa is an oestrogen modulating herb and does not bind to oestrogen receptors or exhibit oestrogenic effects in vitro.
Baneberry (
Actaea spp.) Red or white fruit is very poisonous.
Comparative analysis of the floral odors of
Actaea spicata and A.
The characteristic ground-flora species of the north-facing old-growth ecosystem include
Actaea pachypoda Ell., Circaea lutetiana L., Osmorhiza claytoni (Michx.) C.B.
Black cohosh (
Actaea racemosa, Cimicifuga racemosa) is used for a variety of women's health conditions.
A current research project is focusing on Black Cohosh (
Actaea racemosa), which is traditionally harvested for its roots; it is at potential risk of future extirpation from its native habitat.
Many boreal species adapt to the shade by increasing the area of their leaves, as do baneberries (
Actaea (Ranunculaceae); some boreal ferns, such as the lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) and Diplazium sibiricum; and some grasses (Cinna and Hystrix).
To examine variation within patches at the scale of decimeters to meters, seeds of Paris and Campanula were sown into two plots each and
Actaea was sown into three plots per site.
april/may Ornamental Garlic "
Actaea" Small-cupped Daffodil Star of Bethlehem
Among the more conservative species present in this unit, that were lacking elsewhere at Eagle Marsh, were
Actaea pachypoda, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Arisaema dracontium, Carex conjuncta, Dryopteris carthusiana, Galium triflorum, Lindera benzoin, and Persicaria arifolia.
Well-known examples of frequently wildcrafted herbs include American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), black cohosh (
Actaea racemosa L.), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) and osha (Ligusticum porteri J.M.
For Spring Pond in 1996, two species with C-value of 8 (Anemone acutiloba and Fagus grandifolia) and four with C-values of 7 (Galium asprellum,
Actaea pachyoda, Hydrangea arborescens, and Jeffersonia diphylla) were identified.