Commentary on black cohosh for the treatment of 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...

Treatment of menopausal symptoms

Pnm-19: The Effect of Black Cohosh (CimicifugaRacemosa) on Vasomotor Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Hot flash is considered to be an early and common symptom of menopause. This symptom can interfere with the social and personal life of women; therefore, it demands a secure and effective intervention. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the impact of black cohosh (Cimicifugaracemosa or actaearacemosa) on vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods:...

Black Cohosh

Nanomedicine Approaches for Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms

To the Editor, Following medical advances and the consequent increase in life expectancy during the recent decades, more women reach menopause each year. Menopause with resultant estrogen deficiency can lead to troublesome vasomotor symptoms, necessitating hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Despite all efforts made by the scientific community, the number of currently available treatment options...