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Article: Black Cohosh Use in Menopause.
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- Alternative Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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Black Cohosh Use in Menopause
By Monica J. Stokes, MD, FACOG, ABHM
Black cohosh (actaea racemosa l., syn. cimicifuga racemosa L. Nutt.; Family: Ranunculaceae) has long been used by indigenous North American cultures to treat a wide variety of maladies including rheumatism, menstrual complaints, and a range of menopausal symptoms.
In the mid 1800s, the Eclectic Physicians reported black cohosh use to reduce the discomfort of the first stage of labor, apparently by increasing contractile rhythmicity while it softened cervical tissues..sup.1 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, black cohosh composed the major herbal portion of the famous ...