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Black Cohosh Root (dried, cut and sifted 3 ounces)

Botanical Name: Cimifuga racemosa

Family: Ranunculaceae

---Synonyms--- bugbane, rattleroot, squawvine, snakeroot, black snake root

---Part Used--- Root

Folk History and Use:

Early American settlers found that black cohosh was widely used by American Indian tribes. They made a poultice of bruised root and applied it to poisonous snake bites. The Winnebagos, Penobscots and Dakotas, in particular, used it internally as well as externally for snake bites. They also used a decoction of root to treat coughs, chest difficulties, diarrhea and irregular menstruation.

The botanical name of black cohosh is derived from the Latin "cimex" meaning bedbug and "fugere" meaning to drive or fly away, in reference to its repellent action on bedbugs. The species name is from the Latin "racemosus" meaning full of flowers.

Historically, other uses have included treatment for scarlet fever, measles, smallpox, asthma, scrofula, St. Vitus' dance, bronchitis, intercostal myalgia, sciatica, whooping cough, tinnitus, pericarditis, angina pectoris, gonorrhea in men, spermatorrhea, seminal emission, sexual weakness, dyspepsia, hysteria, menopause and general difficulties involving the female reproductive system.

The herb is taken in small doses as it contains salicylic acid, a gastric irritant. Overdoses are easily identified by nausea and headache.

Black Cohosh has been used externally to heal sores and puncture wounds. The most common internal uses have been in the treatment of rheumatism and pulmonary conditions. It is best known as a remedy for ailments of the female reproductive system, including dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and difficult pregnancy and childbirth.

Medical Properties:

Definite Action

Binds to estrogen receptor sites (saponins)

Diuretic (tannins)

Diaphoretic (tannins)

Stimulates uterine contractions in childbirth

Possible Action

Cardiostimulant

Increases gastric secretions

The traditional virtues of this herb are best extracted by using hot water and preferably alcohol on the fresh root. Early settlers extracted whole roots with whiskey and drank it as a rheumatism cure.

Typical Daily Usage:

Fresh Root: 1-3 tablespoons

Dried Root: 1.5-3 gm

Extract: 2 gm dried root, 10 ml alcohol, 10 ml water

*Note: The descriptions of the products that we sell suggest traditional uses and are not intended to take the place of your Medical Doctor's advice and perscriptions. Many uses of these products are not accepted by the FDA, and not all uses have been scientifically validated. This is intended for educational purposes, and not as a means to diagnose, prescribe or treat disease.

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