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(also known as Remifemin)
Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh, Black bugbane or Black snakeroot or Fairy candle; syn. Actaea racemosa) is a member of the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario south to central Georgia, and west to Missouri and Arkansas. Black cohosh has been included in herbal comp... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Menopause | 117 |
75% |
| Pre-menstrual Syndrome ... | 15 |
53% |
| Hysterectomy | 2 |
50% |
Overall, 72% (134
Members)
find Black Cohosh helpful
Black Cohosh Reviews
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This helps alot. Dont know what I would do without it.
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Worked for awhile but seemed to build up in my system and had to ween off of it. used it in Estroven
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didn't help
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Kind of
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YES!
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I take a menopause supplement that I get at the health food store called Menopause Support. I also take a soy protein supplement and 2 T. of flax seed a day.
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Black Cohosh alone did not work but it in an herbal combination I love it works like a dream and recommend
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great
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Didn't really seem to help much
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Did not use long enough. Very sensitive to meds and herbs if overly used. Open to suggestions.
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Helped a little
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Relieved hot flashes
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It works but doesnt get rid of all the symtoms but does help though.
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Calms my nerves, removes my ill feelings inside and my headaches, makes me tollerable rather than irriatted and wanting to cry. Works most of the time.
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lessened my painful freezing spells swinging into my over the top deep burning hot flashes. Now my hot flash is just a constant all the time hot and sweating, burning skin state. Which IS an improvement, believe it or not.
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Menopause sadness
5-HTP takes awhile to get into your system they say at least 2 weeks, but I felt better after just a couple of days. I started taking 2 a day and now ... [More] -
question
the only clinical study on black cohosh was done on remifemin, so the dose would be whatever the remifemin box says. however black cohosh has been lin... [More] -
What is Black Cohosh and where do I find it?
black cohosh is an herbal supplement that has been used mostly in europe. It is linked to a few cases of liver damage in the states and quite a few in... [More]
