An ethanolic extract of black cohosh causes hematological changes but not estrogenic effects in female rodents

An extract of black, green, and mulberry teas causes malabsorption of carbohydrate but not of triacylglycerol in healthy volunteers.

BACKGROUND In vitro studies suggest that extracts of black, green, and mulberry teas could interfere with carbohydrate and triacylglycerol absorption via their ability to inhibit alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, sodium-glucose transporters, and pancreatic lipase. OBJECTIVE We measured breath hydrogen and 13CO2 to investigate the ability of an extract of black, green, and mulberry tea leaves ...

Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive Effects of Ethanolic Extract of Setaria megaphylla Leaves in Rodents

ed by: African Index Medicus (WHO), CAB Abstracts, Index Copernicus, Global Health Abstracts, Asian Science Index, Index Veterinarius, Bioline International , African Journals online Full-text available at http://www.ajbrui.com http://www.bioline.br/md http://www.ajol.com Received: April 2006 Accepted (Revised): July 2006 Published September 2006 Full Length Research Article Anti-Inflammatory a...

An isopropanolic extract of black cohosh does not increase mammographic breast density or breast cell proliferation in postmenopausal women.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the isopropanolic extract of black cohosh (Remifemin) on mammographic breast density and breast epithelial proliferation in healthy, naturally postmenopausal women with climacteric symptoms. DESIGN This was a prospective, open, uncontrolled drug safety study in which baseline status was compared with status after 6 months of trea...

Black Cohosh

The non-estrogenic alternative for the treatment of climacteric complaints: Black cohosh (Cimicifuga or Actaea racemosa).

In postmenopausal women estrogens in combination with progestins have beneficial effects on climacteric complaints and on osteoporosis but this hormone replacement therapy (HRT) bears the risk of increased mammary carcinomas and cardiovascular diseases. Phytoestrogens at low doses have little or no effects on climacteric complaints, at high doses they mimic the effects of estrogens. Therefore o...