Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products
Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products
Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products
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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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