Many herbal options have been studied for the purpose of relieving menopause symptoms. Black cohosh has been studied the most. This current study evaluates the effectiveness of a combination of black cohosh and rhodiola, compared with black cohosh alone to relieve menopause symptoms. Numerous symptoms are possible with perimenopause and/or menopause. These include hot flashes/night […]
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Menopausal hormone therapy is prescribed to address menopause related symptoms, as well as to reduce risks of several chronic diseases and to treat select conditions. Despite its significant benefits, there are slight risks, and there are occasionally nuisance issues that require attention. One of these is breast tenderness. Breast tenderness can be caused by estrogen […]
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Endometriosis is a disorder characterized by one or more of the following: pelvic pain with menstruation, pelvic pain during non-menstrual part of the cycle, pain with intercourse, pain with bowel movements, infertility women, and a change in the menstrual cycle. Conventional therapy often starts with birth control pills and pain pills but then can move […]
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A recent study using black cohosh, demonstrates a new addition to a natural medicine strategy for addressing PCOS. One hundred women with PCOS were recruited and seen in a clinic in Egypt. Women were randomly assigned to receive either 40 mg/day of black cohosh for 10 days or 100 mg/day of clomiphene for 5 days. […]
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This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted in Iran with a total of 84 postmenopausal women. Women were randomly assigned to one black cohosh tablet per day (n=42) or one placebo (n=42) per day for 8 weeks. The severity of vasomotor symptoms and number of hot flashes were recorded in the pre-treatment phase and […]
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Posted in Black Cohosh on Jun 27th, 2014
Current study: Xi S, Liske E, Wang S, et al. Effect of isopropanolic Cimicifuga racemosa extract on uterine fibroids in comparison with tibolone among patients of a recent randomized, double blind, parallel-controlled study in Chinese women with menopausal symptoms. An original menopause study, published in 2007[1] enrolled 244 Chinese women aged 40-60 years with menopause […]
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A prospective observational study was carried out in 50 breast cancer patients on tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen therapy that can also induce or worsen menopausal symptoms. All 50 women were post surgery, 87% of them were post radiation treatment and approximately half of them had received chemotherapy as well. Each patient was treated with an isopropanolic […]
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Posted in Black Cohosh, Menopause on Jan 7th, 2008
This randomized, double-blind, controlled 3-month study in China enrolled 244 menopausal women aged 40-60. Women were assigned to either an isopropanolic extract of Black Cohosh containing 40 mg/day or one 2.5 mg tibolone tablet per day, a drug known to reduce hot flashes. Results: There was a significant trend (57.8%) that women given Black Cohosh […]
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