Black Snake Root, Black Cohosh

Botanical name: Cimicifuga racemosa

Folk Names: Black Snake Root, Bugbane, Rattle Root, Squaw Root, Actaea, Cimicifuga.

Gender: Masculine 

Powers: Love, Courage, Protection, Potency

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Pluto

Element: Fire

Magickal Uses: Black Cohosh is most commonly used in love sachets and poppets for love magick and added to a bath for impotency and courage. 

Drink as a tea - but only in moderation. 

The dried herb is carried to provide courage and can be sprinkled around the home or a room to drive away negative energies and evil presences.

Healing Properties: Black Snake Root (Black Cohosh) is used to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes/flushes, irritability, mood swings and sleep disturbances. It is also used for PMS, menstrual irregularities, uterine spasms and has been indicated for reducing inflammation associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and neuralgia.

References 📚 

• Black Cohosh: Benefits, Dosage, Side Effects, and More
• Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (October 1985).
• "Witchipedia," Alphabetical List of Magickal and Healing Herbs, Black Cohosh.