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Article: Black cohosh.(NUTRACEUTICALS RESEARCH)(menopausal symptoms )(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Nutraceuticals World
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Nutraceutical: Black cohosh
Indication: Hot flushes
Source: Maturitas 2005;16:134-46.
Research: In the study, 351 women between the ages of 45 and 55 were enrolled. The researchers compared black cohosh for menopausal symptoms with placebo and hormone therapy. The women who were enrolled between 2001 and 2004 were randomly assigned to one of five regimens for one year: black cohosh; a multiple botanical supplement containing 10 different herbs, including black cohosh; the same multibotanical supplement together with counseling to increase dietary soy; hormone therapy (Premarin or Prempro); and placebo. The participants kept diaries, recording ...