LIFE ROOT or RAGWORT or SQUAW WEED (Senecio aureus; COMPOSITAE) Common names: Life root, ragwort, squaw weed, golden senecio, golden groundsel, false valerian, female regulator, coughweed, cocash weed, uncut root, waw weed. Note: This herb is not to be confused with another “ragwort” (Senecio Jacobaea) belonging to the same family. Therapeutic action: Emmenagogue, diuretic, pectoral,…