520 PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 
Fic. 388.—Cimicifuga racemosa—Plant and rhizome, 
pound leaf, the wand-like racemes which bear white 
rhizome. This perennial herb grows in rich woods, It is 
Snakeroot and Black Cohosh and belongs to the Ranunc. 
Note the pinnately decom- 
flowers, and the knotted 
commonly known as Black 
ulacee. (Sayre.) 
