Foetid bugbane
Cimicifuga foetida

Family: Ranunculaceae

What it is like

A tall herb plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5-2 m tall. The stems arise from a divided rootstock. The leaves are dark green and deeply divided. They have deep veins. The flowers have a yellow appearance. The fruit are green pods. They are in arching sprays.

There are about 18 Cimicifuga species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Central China it grows on the edges of forests and grassy slopes between 1,700-3,600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Central Asia, China, Europe, Himalayas, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Russia, Siberia, Sikkim, Tibet, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

CAUTION:

Edible parts

Leaves, root - spice.

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Jiunti

Synonyms

Actaea cimicifuga L.; Actaea frigida Wall.; Actinospora frigida Fisch. & Mey.; Cimicifuga europaea N. Schipchinskii; Cimicifuga frigida Wall. ex Royle;