Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products

disorders and relieved or eliminated associated neurovegetative symptoms
without side effects. The author considered the treatment not to be a
hormone substitute, but a modifier of the autonomic hormonal processes.
Keywords: Clinical studies, medicinal uses, Remifemin ® , side effects.
Lata, H.; Bedir, E.; Hosick, A. [and others]. 2002. In vitro plant
regeneration from leaf-derived callus of Cimicifuga racemosa. Planta
Medica. 68(10): 912-915.
Describes tissue culture of black cohosh.
Keywords: Tissue culture.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, E.; Riedel, H.H. 1988. Clinical and
endocrinologic studies of the treatment of ovarian insufficiency
manifestations following hysterectomy with intact adnexa. Zentralblatt
fur Gynakologie. 110(10): 611-618.
Compares the effectiveness of estriol, conjugated estrogens, estrogengestagen,
and black cohosh for treating climacteric symptoms in
hysterectomized patients. After 24 weeks of treatment, all groups showed
significant improvements. There were no significant differences between the
various treatment groups.
Keywords: Clinical studies, hormone replacement therapy, medicinal uses.
Li, W.; Sun, Y.; Liang, W. [and others]. 2003. Identification of caffeic
acid derivatives in Actaea racemosa (Cimicifuga racemosa, black
cohosh) by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid
Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 17(9): 978-982.
Reports on the utilization of high-performance liquid chromatography
electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry to identify constituents in
black cohosh rhizomes.
Keywords: Chemical constituents, research.
Lieberman, S. 1998. A review of the effectiveness of Cimicifuga racemosa
(black cohosh) for the symptoms of menopause. Journal of Women’s
Health. 7(5): 525-529.
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