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Kruse, S.O.; Lohning, A.; Pauli, G.F. [and others]. 1999. Fukiic and<br />

piscidic acid esters from the rhizome of Cimicifuga racemosa and the in<br />

vitro estrogenic activity of fukinolic acid. Planta Medica. 65: 763-764.<br />

Reports the isolation of new compounds from black cohosh rhizomes and<br />

discusses their potential pharmacological actions.<br />

Keywords: Chemical constituents, physiological actions.<br />

Kusano, G.; Hojo, S.; Kondo, Y.; Takemoto, T. 1977. Studies on the<br />

constituents of Cimicifuga spp. XIII. Structure of cimicifugoside.<br />

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 25(12): 3182-3189.<br />

Reports on the isolation of several compounds from the roots of black<br />

cohosh, and proposes chemical structures for each compound.<br />

Keywords: Chemical constituents.<br />

Laino, C. 2003. Dangers of black cohosh as HRT: popular herb linked to<br />

liver disease. WebMD Medical News. http://my.webmd.com/content/<br />

article/75/89785.htm. [Date accessed: September 13, 2004].<br />

Reports on a case study of a woman who developed autoimmune hepatitis<br />

from taking black cohosh. Autoimmune hepatitis is an inflammation of the<br />

liver caused by an attack from the body’s immune system; symptoms of the<br />

disease include fatigue, abdominal discomfort, aching joints, or itching.<br />

The patient developed symptoms three weeks after she started taking<br />

black cohosh. Two weeks after she stopped using the herb, the symptoms<br />

disappeared and the patient’s liver function returned to normal within nine<br />

weeks. A search of medical literature showed five reports of liver problems<br />

resulting from black cohosh use.<br />

Keywords: Case studies, toxicity.<br />

Langfritz, W. 1962. Essay on the therapy of menstrual anomalies and their<br />

concomitant phenomena in young girls and young women. Medizinische<br />

Klinik. 35: 1497-1499.<br />

Studies the effectiveness of black cohosh. Remifemin ® has been used<br />

successfully to treat juvenile hormonal disorders such as dysmenorrhea,<br />

ogliomenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, and similar complaints. Seventythree<br />

young female patients were treated with Remifemin ® over a four-year<br />

period. All had uterine or ovarian hypoplasia, complaints of cold feet,<br />

and underdeveloped breasts. The Remifemin ® treatment normalized these<br />

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