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cimicifuga

noun cim·i·cif·u·ga \ˌsim-ə-ˈsif-yə-gə\

Medical Definition of CIMICIFUGA

1
a capitalized :  a small genus of perennial herbs (family Ranunculaceae) having white flowers in long racemes—see black cohosh b :  a plant of the genus Cimicifuga
2
:  the dried rhizome and roots of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) that were formerly used as a sedative and alterative in the treatment of rheumatism and chorea—called also black cohosh root

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