Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products

Pengelly, A. [n.d.]. Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa Nutt). http://www.
ibiblio.org/herbmed/neat-stuff/cohosh.html. [Date accessed: September
13, 2004].
Provides details on various medicinal uses of black cohosh. Includes
chemical constituents; medicinal use by Native Americans, early European
Americans, eclectic physicians, and physiomedical physicians; and
medicinal actions and therapeutics on the nervous system, musculoskeletal
system, female reproductive system, and respiratory tract.
Keywords: Chemical constituents, eclectic physicians, medicinal uses,
Native American uses, physiological actions, research reviews.
Petersen, F. 1905. Materia Medica and clinical therapeutics. http://www.
ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/petersen/Cimicifuga.html. [Date accessed:
September 13, 2004]. [Scanned version by M. Moore 2002].
Provides a historical summary of usage. Black cohosh has been used to
relieve muscle contractions, regulate menstruation, and as a treatment for
rheumatism, chorea, afterpains, and uterine diseases.
Keywords: Eclectic physicians, history, medicinal uses.
PIERS Exports (U.S. Ports). 2003. Journal of Commerce. http://library.
dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0571.html. [Date accessed: September 13,
2004].
Offers complete information on cargo exported from seaports in the United
States.
Keywords: Export.
Potter, S.O.L. 1902. A compend of Materia Medica, therapeutics, and
prescription writing. http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/pottercomp/Cimicifuga.html.
[Date accessed: September 13, 2004]. [Scanned
version by H. Kress 2000–2002].
Summarizes historical medicinal use of black cohosh. Attributed actions
are antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, diaphoretic, diuretic, and expectorant. The
herb has been used to treat cardiac disease, chorea, bronchitis, rheumatism,
neuralgia, uterine disorders, impotence, and childbirth afterpains.
Keywords: Eclectic physicians, history, medicinal uses, physiological
actions.
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