Black Cohosh-Menopause Support

Black Cohosh is wonderful for the symptoms of menopause, which may include, but are not limited to:

The Black Cohosh we recommend is totally organic and is an excellent price as it comes straight from the bulk suppliers in America.

Also known as- Black cohosh, Black bugbane or Black snakeroot or Fairy candle; Actaea racemosa

Introduction

Black cohosh is a member of the plant family Ranunculaceae, whch is native to eastern North America. It grows in woodland situations, and is found in humble woodland openings.

It is a glabrous herbaceous perennial plant, produces large, compound leaves from an rhizone, growing 0.25-0.6 m (7-18 in.) tall. The basal leaves are up to 1 m (39 in.) long and broad, tripinnately compound, the leaflets with a coarsely toothed margin. The flowers are produced in late spring and early summer on a tall stem, 0.75-2.5 m (22-99 inches) tall, in racemes up to 50 cm (20 in.) long; they have no petals or sepals, only a tight cluster of 55-110 white stamens 5-10 mm long surrounding the white stigma. The flowers have a distinctly sweet smell. The fruit is a dry follicle 5-10 mm long containing several seeds.

Parts Used

The mature root, washed, dried and cut.

Summary

Some studies done on Black Cohosh are very impressive indeed . In one study, sixty women under forty who had undergone hysterectomy were divided into groups. One group got conjugated estrogen (available in the United States under the brand name Premarin), one was given estriol (another form of estrogen), a third received an estrogen-gestagen sequence, and the fourth group of women took a black cohosh extract.

Bothersome symptoms such as hot flushes/flashes disappeared slowly, over the course of four weeks, and at that point there was no difference in response among the four groups. This suggests that black cohosh may be as good at treating symptoms of menopause as are conventional estrogen treatments.

Beginning research indicates that black cohosh can lower cholesterol and strengthen bone, as estrogen does.

Precautions

Black cohosh should be avoided during lactation or pregnancy.