Pharmaceutical name:

Rhizoma Cimicifugae

Latin botanical name:

Cimicifuga foetida, L. (sheng ma 升麻) var, intermedia, Regel

Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Kom. (da san ye sheng ma 大三葉升麻)

Cimicifuga dahurica (Turcz.) Maxim. (xing an sheng ma 興安升麻)

Cimicifuga racemosa (bei mei sheng ma 北美生麻)

Pron. in Japanese:

shoma

Pron. in Korean:

sungma

Pron. in Cantonese:

sheng ma

Other Names: 別名﹕

xi sheng ma, hei sheng ma, jue long ya gen, bei sheng ma﹐lu sheng ma, ji gu sheng ma, xi sheng ma, chuan sheng ma.

西升麻﹐黑升麻﹐窟窿牙根﹐北升麻﹐綠升麻﹐雞骨升麻﹐西升麻﹐川升麻.

Common Name:

Black Cohosh Rhizome﹐

Distribution:

分佈﹕

Distribution:

1. sheng ma: in northern, southern, middle, and western part of China

2. da san ye sheng ma: in north eastern part of China

3. xing an shen ma: north eastern, northern and middle part of China

分佈﹕

1. 升 麻 ﹕分佈於華 南 , 華 中 , 華 北 , 華 西 各 地 。

2. 大 三 葉 升 麻 ﹕ 分佈於 東 北 各 地 。

3. 興 安 升 麻 ﹕分 布 東 北 , 華 北 , 華 中 各 地 。

Properties (characteristics)

sweet, acrid, slightly cold

味甘,辛，性微寒

Channels (meridians) entered:

lung, spleen, large intestine, stomach

歸肺, 脾, 大腸, 胃經。

Actions & Indications:

rids of heat and toxin. for influenza, measles, sore and swollen throat, toothache, gingivitis, swollen eyes,  dull headache, migraine, hemorrhoids, rectum prolapse due to chronic diarrhea, prolapse of uterus.

解熱﹐解毒﹐抗炎。 用于治感冒﹐麻疹﹐咽喉腫痛 ﹐牙痛﹐牙周炎﹐眼睛腫脹﹐偏頭痛﹐痔瘡﹐久痢脫肛，子宮下垂。

Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa):  American Indian  traditional uses:  for colds, cough, constipation, insomnia, rheumatism, pain relief and stimulating menstruation.

Medical Function:

藥理﹕

Medical Function:

1. antipyretic

2. inhibits pain

3. inhibits edema

4. calming

5. lower blood pressure

6. inhibits ulcers

7. constricts the blood vessels, prevent and remedy headaches caused by dilation of the blood vessels.

8. prevent hot flashes

藥理﹕

1. 解 熱

2. 鎮 痛

3. 抗 浮 腫

4. 鎮 靜 

5. 降 血 壓

6. 抑 制 潰 瘍

7. 收縮血管﹐ 致使防止或制止血管性之頭痛

8. 防止潮熱

Chemical ingredients:

Dosage:

1.5 ~ 10 g in decoction.

1.5 ~ 10 克。入煎劑。

Samples of formulae:

sheng ma ge gen tang升麻葛根湯

yi zhi tang 乙字湯。

Modern Research:

Cautions:

注意﹕

Not to use:

1. when measles is fully ripened,

2. breathing difficulty due to heat from lung deficiency (feixu)

Large dosage can cause headaches, dizziness, vomiting, tremors, gastroenteritis and pathogenic erections.

陰虛陽浮﹐喘滿氣逆及麻疹已透者忌服。大劑量可能導致頭痛﹐頭暈﹐嘔吐﹐頻抖﹐腸胃發炎﹐陰莖病態勃起。