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Black raven racemose, or Black cohosh racemose (Latin Actaea racemosa, or Cimicifuga racemosa) - a herbaceous perennial plant that fell into the genus Voronets (Latin Actaea) by adding to it plants of the Klopogon genus, the Buttercup family (Latin Ranunculaceae). The plant is native to the eastern lands of North America, where it has been used by American aborigines for the treatment of ailments since legendary times. The healing powers of the plant are still used today.
Description
Perennial Black cohosh is based on a thick and fleshy underground rhizome, from which filamentous adventitious roots extend into the soil, and smooth erect stems with a rectangular section are born on the surface of the earth. The height of a plant during the flowering period depends on living conditions and ranges from one and a half to two and a half meters.
Showy basal dark green dissected leaves, perched on petioles, long and wide. The leaves consist of two or three sharp-nosed lobes with a serrated graceful edge and a shiny glossy surface, showing the world a real natural work of art. Young holly bushes from a distance resemble a miniature fluffy Christmas tree.
Long bloom (June to October) complements the beauty of the plant. At the top of the stem, an almost meter long serpentine inflorescence-brush develops. The main role in the picturesque inflorescence is played by numerous cream-colored stamens, since the oblong flower petals are very short, and the four sepals, resembling petals in their shape, fall early, leaving the community of stamens to the mercy of fate, headed by a single pistil with one ovary and a wide stigma. The flowers exude a bittersweet odor, unpleasant to human charm, but attracting pollinating flies.
A dry leaflet completes the plant's growing cycle. Although its size is small (length is from half to one centimeter), up to ten seeds are placed in its depths, which are arranged in two rows. In America, one of the popular names of the plant is "Rattle weed" (explosive weed), the reason for which was the fruits of the plant, which remain on the stems in winter and emit the noise of a baby rattle when the wind gusts.
Decorative creation of nature
Despite the unpleasant smell of flowering, the Raven racemose is popular with gardeners for its lush serpentine inflorescences and picturesque large carved leaves of green or dark green color. The plant is recommended to be planted away from the windows of the house and garden paths, framing the shores of streams and other bodies of water with spectacular bushes. The raven racemose prefers fertile soil with low acidity and good water permeability, easily gets along with other plants.
Healing abilities
The Europeans who flooded to America after its "discovery" learned many new plants, the fruits of which turned out to be nutritious and useful for humans, as well as various herbs used by local peoples to fight a number of ailments of human organs. Among the latter, there was also the Raven racemose, actively used by many American Indian tribes for healing.
From the fleshy rhizome and roots of the plant, the Indians prepared decoctions and made compresses, helping to alleviate the suffering of people from rheumatism, throat diseases, attacks of malaria and birth complications. They brewed healing tea from the herb of the plant, made alcoholic tinctures with sedative, diuretic, analgesic and antidote properties.
The Europeans adopted the experience of the American aborigines and began to actively use medicines in similar cases. True, there is a controversy between the Americans and the British about the benefits and harms of this plant during healing, which does not prevent people from continuing to use the healing powers of the plant.
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