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Black Cohosh
or Snake Root

The Black Cohosh plant: Black Cohosh is a woodland perennial. The leaves of the black cohosh are deeply toothed compound leaves with racemes of pungent cream flowers in summer.

Uses of Black Cohosh: Black Cohosh is most commonly known for its benefit for women, especially women in menopause. Reported benefits for black cohosh have been improvement in hot flashes, night sweats, headaches, heart palpitations and drying and thinning of the vagina. Some Studies have shown black cohosh to be be more effective than hormone replacement therapy. Black cohosh is also said to have a strong effect on the muscular system, and is used for various forms of rheumatism and arthritis. Black Cohosh has been used as a expectorant for acute chronic pulmonary and bronchial affections. Black cohosh can exert a tonic influence over the mucus and serous tissues, stimulating the secretions of liver, kidneys and lymph.

The Culinary Side of Black Cohosh: Black Cohosh is not used in the kitchen much.

 Therapeutic Action of Black Cohosh: Antispasmodic, alterative, emmenagogue, diuretic, astringent, expectorant, diaphoretic, arterial and nervine sedative, cardiac stimulant, stomachic-tonic and an antiseptic antivenom.

Buying Black Cohosh: Black Cohosh is probably used most in capsule form, but is also available in extract and bulk.

In Conclusion: Many women have successfully used Black Cohosh for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, headaches, heart palpations and drying and thinning of the vagina. Others have used black cohosh for bronchial problems and arthritis. Black Cohosh like many herbs is usually safe when used with wisdom, and for many people is effective when used with  patient consistency. We encourage you to consult someone knowledgeable about black cohosh if you have serious health problems to treat. We hope that these facts on Black Cohosh have been a help to you!

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