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Keywords: Market, retail sales.<br />

Botany.com. 2004. Cimicifuga. http://www.botany.com/Cimicifuga.html.<br />

[Date accessed: September 13].<br />

Provides information on Cimicifuga botany, nomenclature, and propagation.<br />

The genus name Cimicifuga comes from the Latin words ‘cimex’ for bug<br />

and ‘fugare’ to flee. Bugbanes can be found growing in Europe, North<br />

America, China, Japan, and Mongolia. Plants prefer moist, fertile soil in full<br />

to partial shade. Supportive staking may be necessary. Propagation is done<br />

by seed and root division. Species and varieties are listed.<br />

Keywords: Botanical description, nomenclature, propagation.<br />

Brown, D. 2002. Women taking another look at ways to treat menopause:<br />

problems with hormone therapy may boost other remedies. The<br />

Washington Post. August 29, 2002: A3.<br />

Discusses the potential increase in the use of black cohosh to treat<br />

menopausal symptoms in response to growing concerns about the negative<br />

side effects of hormone replacement therapy.<br />

Keywords: Medicinal uses.<br />

Decker, A. 2003. <strong>Black</strong> cohosh – the real story. PRWEB Newswire press<br />

release. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/7/prweb73024.htm. [Date<br />

accessed: September 13, 2004].<br />

Outlines history, research, and examples of the safety of black cohosh in<br />

response to a research article by Davis and others (2003) suggesting a link<br />

between black cohosh and the metastasization of breast cancer.<br />

Keywords: Cancer, research reviews, safety.<br />

Fern, K. 1997–2000. Plants for a future: the species database. http://www.<br />

ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/find_lat?LAT=&COM=black+cohosh&FAM=&R<br />

ATING=1. [Date accessed: September 13, 2004].<br />

Provides details on black cohosh habitat, medicinal uses, cultivation, and<br />

propagation. <strong>Black</strong> cohosh is hardy to zone 4. Blooms last from July to<br />

October, with seeds ripening from August to October. Flowers have a<br />

slightly unpleasant odor. Plants can grow in a variety of soils, but prefer<br />

moist, semishaded sites. Medicinal actions reported include alterative,<br />

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