Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products

Tetherow, H. 2001. Black cohosh [Website]. http://altmed.creighton.edu/
blackcohosh. [Date accessed: September 13, 2004].
Provides information on a variety of medicinal matters—chemistry,
pharmacology, usage, dosage, side effects, and interactions. Various
studies on the clinical applications and effectiveness of black cohosh are
summarized, and references provided.
Keywords: Chemical constituents, dosage, medicinal uses, physiological
actions, research reviews, side effects.
United Plant Savers. [n.d.]. “At-Risk” plants. http://www.plantsavers.org/.
[Date accessed: September 13, 2004].
Provides information on the conservation status of several plants. Black
cohosh is on the “At-Risk”plant list. Plants on this list are considered to
be significantly declining in number due to overharvest, loss of habitat, or
innate sensitivity and rareness.
Keywords: Conservation, United Plant Savers.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 1993. Income
opportunities in special forest products: self-help suggestions for rural
enterprises. Agric. Inf. Bull. 666. Washington, DC. 206 p.
Estimates the domestic market for black cohosh at under 50 tons, with some
export to Germany.
Keywords: Export, market.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service. 2001. The PLANTS database. Version 3.1. Baton Rouge, LA:
National Plant Data Center. http://plants.usda.gov. [Date accessed:
September 13, 2004].
Provides information on range and distribution, conservation status, and
scientific classification, with photographs. The native range within the
United States includes Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Black cohosh is listed as endangered in Illinois and Massachusetts.
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