Black cohosh (Cimicifugaspp.) for menopausal symptoms

Commentary on black cohosh for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Black cohosh has central opioid activity in postmenopausal women: evidence from naloxone blockade and positron emission tomography neuroimaging. Abstract To test whether black cohosh (BC) exhibits an action on the central endogenous opioid system in postmenopausal women. This was a mechanistic study conducted in the same individuals of luteinizing hormone pulsatility with a saline/naloxone chal...

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Black cohosh: an alternative therapy for menopause?

Due to the long-term health risks now associated with hormone replacement therapy, many menopausal women are actively seeking alternative treatments. One such alternative is black cohosh (Actaea racemosa, syn. Cimicifuga racemosa), which has been used in the United States for the treatment of gynecologic complaints for more than 100 years. Review of the published clinical data suggests that bla...

ACUPUNCTURE AND MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS About menopausal symptoms

The menopause, defined as the end of the last menstrual period, occurs at a median age of 53 years (Hardy 2005). The change in hormone levels during the perimenopause and menopause, particularly the decline in levels of oestrogen, can cause acute menopausal symptoms; for example, about 30–70% of women in Western countries will experience vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats ...

Archives of Internal Medicine Study Finds One Black Cohosh Effective for Treating iVIenopausal Symptoms

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® out of the four black cohosh studies reviewed was shown to be effective. "A single large trial showed a benefit for vasom...