Actaea racemosa L. (syn. Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.).

Medicinal parts: Rhizome and root

Native to:Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Homotypic Synonyms:Botrophis serpentaria Raf.,Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.,Cimicifuga serpentaria Pursh,Macrotrys racemosa (L.) Sweet ,Megotrys serpentaria Raf. ,Thalictrodes racemosa (L.) Kuntze 

Original plants and herbarium: