different between cohosh vs formononetin

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian word meaning "rough", probably Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkw?has. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”). Compare English cocash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??h??/

Noun

cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural cohoshes)

1. A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
2. A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

Synonyms

• (Caulophyllum thalictroides): blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root
• (Actaea racemosa): Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle

Further reading

• Caulophyllum thalictroides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caulophyllum thalictroides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Actaea racemosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Actaea racemosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Noun

formononetin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An isoflavone and phytoestrogen found in plants such as clover and cohosh, converted to equol, an estrogen, in the digestive system.