Botanical Profile

Black Cohosh

actaea racemosa

Medicinal Actions

Hypocholesterolemic, Antispasmodic, Sedative, Alterative, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antidotal, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, Antiserotonin, Antitumor-Proliferation, Antitussive, Antiulcer, Astringent, CNS-Depressant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Estrogenic, Expectorant, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Immunodepressant, Lactagogue, Mucolytic, Narcotic, Stomachic, Luteinizing-Hormone Suppressant, Tonic, Uterocontractant, Uterotonic

Conditions Treated

Estrogenic effects reported Hypotensive effects reported decrease luteinizing hormone secretions in menopausal women Adenopathy Amenorrhea Arthrosis Asthma Autoimmune Disease Backache Bacteria Bite Bronchosis Cancer groin liver tongue Chorea Neurovegetative Ailment Cold Constipation Cough Cramp Diabetes Diarrhea Dropsy Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia ERT Fatigue Fever Gynecopathy High Blood Pressure Hives Hot Flash HRT Hyperglycemia Hysteria Inflammation Insomnia Itch Lumbago Malaise Malaria Mastosis Measles Menopause Menorrhagia Menstrual Problem Metastasis Myalgia Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Otosis Pain Parturition Pertussis PMS Poor Milk Supply Rheumatism Sciatica Scirrhus Snakebite Sore Throat Tinnitus Tuberculosis Tumor Ulcer Uterosis Water Retention Yellow Fever Abortifacient Aphrodisiac Bitter Peripheral Vasodilator Tranquilizer