Black Cohosh

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Black Cohosh

Continues to Help Symptoms of Menopause By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, August 28,

2007, abstracted from lack cohosh with or without St. John's wort for

symptom-specific climacteric treatment - Results of a large-scale, controlled,

observational study " in the August 2007 issue of Maturitas Known for more

than 30 years to be effective in helping alleviate menopausal <http://www.herbalremedies.com/menopause-information.html>

complaints,(1) black cohosh

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(Cimicifuga racemosa) is able to exert these effects by acting like estrogen on

mammary

tissue.(2) These properties of black cohosh also help it

with overall cell health.(3) A 2006 study(4) showed black cohosh and St. John's

Wort <http://www.herbalremedies.com/stjohnswort.html>

to " alleviate [menopause onset] complaints, including the related

psychological component " . Now a new study(5)has again found black cohosh

to be a very effective herb for helping with the onset of menopause.

In the study, over 6,000 women nearing menopause were

given a supplement containing 2.5 mg black cohosh, black cohosh plus 245-350 mg

St.

John's Wort, or placebo twice daily for six months. The

women were evaluated before the study began as well as at months three and six

by completing a 10-item questionnaire called the Menopause Rating Scale

(MRS).(6) Their responses rated symptoms such as hot

flushes, sweating, cardiac complaints, sleep disorders; depressive mood <http://www.herbalremedies.com/depression.html>

, nervousness <http://www.herbalremedies.com/nervoussystem.html>

, nervous irritability and joint and muscle symptoms.

The researchers found that for all variables, the

treatment effects were already evident at month three and increased even

further until Month six. Specifically, overall MRS scores in the black cohosh

group decreased by nearly 43%, with 59% and 77% of patients taking only black

cohosh improving " much or very much " by 3 and 6 months, respectively.

For those taking both black cohosh and St. John's Wort, 64% and 90% of patients

improved " much or very much " by 3 and 6 months, respectively.

For the researchers, these results " support the

effectiveness and tolerability…using black cohosh…or a combination

of black cohosh and St. John's wort in patients with…psychological

symptoms such as nervousness/irritability and depressive mood swings. "

Greg Arnold is a Chiropractic Physician practicing in

Danville, CA. You can contact Dr. Arnold directly by emailing him at ChiroDocPSUalum or

visiting his web site at www.CompleteChiropracticHealthcare.com

Reference:

1 Krochmal A, Krochmal C. A guide to the medicinal plants

of the united states. New York (NY): Quadrangle; 1975

2 Nisslein T. Synergistic effects of black cohosh and

tamoxifen in an animal model of mammary carcinoma. Maturitas 2003;44 suppl:128

3 Bodinet C. Influence of Cimicifuga racemosa on the

proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive human breast cancer cells. Breast

Cancer Res Treat 2002;76:1–10

4 Uebelhack R. Black Cohosh and St. John's Wort for

Climacteric

Complaints: A Randomized Trial. Obst Gyn 2006: 107(2 Part

1): 247-255

5 Briese V. Black cohosh with or without St. John's wort

for symptom-specific climacteric treatment—Results of a large-scale,

controlled, observational study. Maturitas 57 (2007) 405–414

6 Schneider HPG, Heinemann LAJ, Rosemeier HP, Potthoff P,

Behre HM. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS): comparison with Kupperman index and

quality-of-life scale SF-36. Climacteric 2000;3:50–8

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