Description
Description: From the single stalk rising from the ground, there is a single, large, three-branched leaf plus a fruiting stalk. The bluish-green leaflets are tulip-shaped, entire at the base, but serrated at the tip.
Its species name, thalictroides, come from the similarity between the large highly divided, multiple-compound leaves of Meadow-rue (Thalictrum) and those of Blue Cohosh.
Botanical Name: Caulophyllum thalictroides
Common Names: Beechdrops, blueberry, blue ginseng, papoose root, squaw root, yellow ginseng
Medicinal Part: Rootstock
CAS No: 84929-23-7
INCI Name: Caulophyllum Thalictroides Root
Safety Guidelines: Should not be used during pregnancy