botanical record · discovered
Sheng ma
Actaea cimicifuga
Sheng ma · Bugbane · Foetid Bugbane · Chinese cimicifuga · Foetid’s bugbane · Stinkende Silberkerze (DE) · bugbane · flädersilverax · foetid bugbane · sheng ma · 升麻 · 황새승마
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: CAFFEIC-ACID, CIMIFUGINE, FERULIC-ACID, SALICYLIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ranunculaceae
Scientific name: Actaea cimicifuga
Common names: Sheng ma, Bugbane, Foetid Bugbane, Chinese cimicifuga, Foetid’s bugbane, Stinkende Silberkerze (DE), bugbane, flädersilverax, foetid bugbane, sheng ma, 升麻, 황새승마
POWO: 707994-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
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
- Complete chloroplast genome sequence of the medicinal plant <i>Actaea cimicifuga</i> L. (Ranunculaceae). · 2026 source ↗
- Progress in the Study of Chemical Constituents of <i>Actaea cimicifuga</i> and <i>Actaea erythrocarpa</i> and Their Biological Potential. · 2025 source ↗
- Two new triterpenoid-chromone hybrids from the rhizomes of <i>Actaea cimicifuga</i> L. (syn. <i>Cimicifuga foetida</i> L.) and their cytotoxic activities. · 2020 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CIMIFUGINE
- FERULIC-ACID
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- TANNIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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