What is "black snakeroot"

1. n. deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States [syn: Canada ginger, Asarum canadense]

2. North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: black cohosh, rattle-top, Cimicifuga racemosa]

Black snakeroot may refer to:

• Actaea racemosa/ Cimicifuga racemosa, more commonly called Black cohosh, an herbaceous perennial plant species native to eastern North America, with medicinal uses.
• Certain species in the plant genus Sanicula