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Article: Archives of Internal Medicine study finds one black cohosh effective for treating menopausal symptoms: other black cohosh studies showed mixed or poor results.(treatment of menopause related symptoms)
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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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 (Enzymatic Therapy Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin) and is consistent with older German studies," the reviewers wrote, indicating that the remaining three studies showed no benefits from black cohosh. Results from two studies ...