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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Caulophyllum thalictroides''<br /> | image = Caulophyllum_thalictroides-BB.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = ''Caulophyllum thalictroides'' from Britton &amp; Brown 1913<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Ranunculales]]<br /> | familia = [[Berberidaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Caulophyllum]]''<br /> | species = '''''C. thalictroides'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Caulophyllum thalictroides''<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) Michaux<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Blue cohosh''' ('''''[[Caulophyllum]] thalictroides'''''), also called '''squaw root''' (which often is used for the parasitic flowering plant, ''[[Conopholis americana]]'') or '''papoose root''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the [[Berberidaceae]] ([[Berberis|barberry]]) family. It is a medium-tall [[Perennial plant|perennial]] with blue berry-like fruits and bluish-green foliage.<br /> <br /> It was used as a [[Herbalism|medicinal herb]] by [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]], and can also be used as a [[dietary]] supplement that can induce [[Childbirth|labor]], regulate menstrual flow, suppress menstruation, and ease the pain and difficulty that accompany childbirth. This herb should not be taken during pregnancy.<br /> <br /> From the single stalk rising from the ground, there is a single, large, three-branched leaf plus a fruiting stalk. The bluish-green leaflets are tulip-shaped, entire&lt;!--What does &quot;entire&quot; mean in this context?--&gt; at the base but serrate at the tip. Its species name, ''thalictroides'', comes from the similarity between the large highly divided, multiple-compound leaves of Meadow-rue (''[[Thalictrum]]'') and those of Blue Cohosh.<br /> <br /> It is found in hardwood forest of the eastern [[United States]], and favors moist coves and hillsides, generally in shady locations, in rich soil.<br /> <br /> [[Cimicifuga racemosa|Black Cohosh]] (''[[Cimicifuga racemosa]]''), although similarly named, is actually a plant in a separate genus.<br /> <br /> Blue Cohosh grows in eastern [[North America]], from [[Manitoba]] and [[Oklahoma]] east to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *''[[Caulophyllum]]''<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CATH2 USDA page for ''Caulophyllum thalictroides'']<br /> *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&amp;taxon_id=233500331 Blue Cohosh page] from eFloras site<br /> <br /> [[Category:Herbs]]<br /> [[Category:Medicinal plants]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Canada|Cohosh, Blue]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Eastern United States]]</div>

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