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Article: Archives of Internal Medicine Article Finds One Black Cohosh Effective for Treating Menopausal Symptoms.
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- July 31, 2006
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Other Black Cohosh Studies Showed Mixed or Poor Results
GREEN BAY, Wis., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A July 24 review article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2006;166:1453-1465) concluded that alternative and complementary therapies are generally ineffective for treating menopause-related symptoms. Among the biologically based studies, only one on Remifemin(R) out of the four black cohosh studies reviewed, was shown to be effective.
"A single large trial showed a benefit for vasomotor symptoms with the black cohosh Remifemin(R) (Enzymatic Therapy Inc., Green Bay Wisconsin) and is consistent with older German studies," the reviewers wrote, ...