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Article: American Botanical Council releases scientific information on black cohosh.(menopause treatment)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- November 7, 2002
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2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Botanical Council (ABC), an independent nonprofit organization, is making available to the public, a monograph or scientific review of the health benefits of a leading herb used by many women to treat symptoms of menopause.
The herb, black cohosh, known by its Latin names Actaea racemosa and Cimicifuga racemosa, is a native American herb with a long history of use. Black cohosh was used by Native Americans for "female problems," and was a major ingredient in Lydia Pinkham's famous women's tonic, sold for more than 50 years in the 19th century.
A special formulation of black cohosh was developed in ...