cohosh
Native American remedy
Cohosh refers to certain North American woodland plants used in herbal medicine.
Black cohosh, traditionally used for women's health issues, and blue cohosh, historically used to induce labor, are unrelated species that share the name.
The word comes from Algonquian languages: She takes black cohosh for menopause symptoms.
Herb once treating bites
- bugbaneInsect-repelling woodland plant
- saponinsFoaming plant glycosides
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- phytoestrogensPlant compounds resembling estrogen
estrogenic · antispasmodic · menopause · hot flashes · night sweats · tincture · decoction · root extract
Recurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- woodlandForested land area
- shade-tolerantGrows well in shadow
understory · native · wildflower · Berberidaceae · foliage · deciduous forest · Appalachian · cultivation
Birth attendance practice
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
- rhizomatousHaving underground horizontal stems
- perennialRecurring each year
woodland · Appalachian · native wildflower · ethnobotany · traditional medicine
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- AlgonquinEastern North American indigenous nation
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- tribal medicineIndigenous community healing practices
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
traditional knowledge · folk remedy · Native American · Appalachian · women's health · ceremonial · oral tradition
snakeroot
Herb once treating bites
- bugbaneInsect-repelling woodland plant
- saponinsFoaming plant glycosides
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
phytoestrogens · estrogenic · antispasmodic · menopause · hot flashes · night sweats · tincture · decoction · root extract · supplement
perennial
Recurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- woodlandForested land area
shade-tolerant · understory · native · wildflower · Berberidaceae · foliage · deciduous forest · Appalachian · cultivation · naturalize
midwifery
Birth attendance practice
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
- rhizomatousHaving underground horizontal stems
perennial · woodland · Appalachian · native wildflower · ethnobotany · traditional medicine
Cherokee
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- AlgonquinEastern North American indigenous nation
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- tribal medicineIndigenous community healing practices
ethnobotany · traditional knowledge · folk remedy · Native American · Appalachian · women's health · ceremonial · oral tradition
- forest plantsfern, birch, oak, maple, beech
- understory plantsfern, trillium, mayapple, bloodroot, violet
- Medicinal Rootsginseng, valerian, echinacea, licorice root, ginger root
- woodland herbsbloodroot, trillium, wild ginger, jack-in-the-pulpit, mayapple