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Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Blue Cohosh · Blue cohosh (EN) · azurbär · blue cohosh · caulophylle faux-pigamon · cohosh bleu · léontice faux-pigamon · papoose-root · papooseroot · squawroot
At a glance
Origin / distribution: ", Turkey, US(Appalachia), US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Medicine
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, BAPTIFOLINE, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Berberidaceae
Scientific name: Caulophyllum thalictroides
Common names: Blue Cohosh, Blue cohosh (EN), azurbär, blue cohosh, caulophylle faux-pigamon, cohosh bleu, léontice faux-pigamon, papoose-root, papooseroot, squawroot
History
The source record documents this plant in ", Turkey, US(Appalachia), Elsewhere, US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Medicine
- Parturition
- Spasm
- Vermifuge
- Antispasmodic
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- Poison
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- "
- Turkey
- US(Appalachia)
- Elsewhere
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Medicine
- Parturition
- Spasm
- Vermifuge
- Antispasmodic
- Poison
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Non-targeted chemical analysis of consumer botanical products labeled as blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), or yohimbe bark (Pausinystalia yohimbe) by NMR and MS. · 2023 source ↗
- Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Triterpene Saponins Isolated from Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides). · 2012 source ↗
- Triterpene glycosides from the underground parts of Caulophyllum thalictroides. · 2009 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- BAPTIFOLINE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN
- CHROMIUM
- CITRULLOL
- EO
- FAT
- HEDERAGENIN
- IRON
- LEONTIN
- MAGNESIUM
- N-METHYL-CYTISINE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
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- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- TIN
- WATER
- MANGANESE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CAULOPHYLLINE
- CEROTINIC-ACID
- ANAGYRINE
- CALCIUM
- CAULOSAPONIN
- FIBER
- MAGNOFLORINE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- RESIN
- SAPONIN
- SODIUM
- ZINC
- ARABINOSE
- BERBERINE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-1
- CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-2
- CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-3
- CAULOPHYLLUM-THALICTROIDES
- CAULOPHYLLUM-THALICTROIDES-GLYCOSIDE-G
- CEROTIC-ACID
- DAUCOSTEROL
- GLUCOSE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MANNOSE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STEARIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL
- XYLOSE
- THIAMIN
- COBALT
- KILOCALORIES
- ALKALOIDS
- (-)-ANAGYRINE
- (-)-BAPTIFOLINE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- GUM
- STARCH
- THIAMINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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