Cimicifuga foetida / SHENG MA / Large Trifolious Bugbane Root

Botanical Name – Cimicifuga foetida

Chinese Name – SHENG MA

English Name – Large Trifolious Bugbane Root

Cimicifuga (bugbane or cohosh) is a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.

It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, growing most commonly in E. Asia – C. Russia to Japan.

Cimicifuga foetida is a Perennial growing to 1.5 m by 0.6 m. It grows in Shrubberies and forest clearings on open humus-rich soils.