Ranunculaceae
Buttercup family
3 medicinal plants in this family
Plants
Black Cohosh
Cimicifuga racemosa
Ranunculaceae
Menstrual irregularities and painful menstruationMenopause symptoms and hot flashesChildbirth facilitation and labor pains
Coptis / Goldthread
Coptis chinensis
Ranunculaceae
Traditional Chinese medicine: 'Huanglian' — one of the 50 fundamental herbs; used for over 2,000 years for dampness-heat conditions, dysentery, high fever with delirium, gastric ulcers, and inflammatory conditionsClassical TCM formula: Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Detoxifying Decoction) — classic formula for fever, dysentery, and sepsis involving Coptis with three other bitter herbsHuang Lian Su (berberine) — isolated in 1930s China; used clinically for bacterial dysentery since then
Goldenseal
Hydrastis canadensis
Ranunculaceae
Digestive disorders and infectionsRespiratory infections and sinusitisEye infections and conjunctivitis
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