What is Black Cohosh used for?
Traditional/Ethnobotanical uses The roots and rhizomes of this herb are used medicinally. Traditional uses include the treatment of dysmenorrhea, dyspepsia, and rheumatisms. A tea from the root has been recommended for sore throat. The Latin name cimicifuga means “bug-repellent” and the plant has been used for this purpose. American Indians used the plant to treat general malaise, kidney ailments, malaria, rheumatism, sore throat, gynecological disorders (eg, menstrual cramps, ease of labor), and snakebites. North American colonists used the herb for treating amenorrhea, bronchitis, chorea, dropsy, fever, hysteria, itch, lumbago, nervous disorders, snakebite, yellow fever, and uttering disorders. In traditional Chinese medicine, the herb was valued for its anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and fever reducing properties. The plant has been used in Europe since the 17th century to treat joint pain, neuralgia, and pain in pregnancy and labor. Old-time remedy “Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compoun
Traditional/Ethnobotanical uses The roots and rhizomes of this herb are used medicinally. A tea from the root has been recommended for sore throat. The Latin name cimicifuga means “bug-repellent” and the plant has been used for this purpose. American Indians used the plant to treat general fatigue, kidney ailments, malaria, rheumatism, sore throat, and gynecological disorders (eg, menstrual cramps, ease of labor). North American colonists used the herb for treating menstrual disorders, bronchitis, nervous disorder with spasms, swelling, fever, hysteria, itch, back pain, nervous disorders, snakebite, yellow fever, and uterine disorders. In traditional Chinese medicine, the herb was valued for its ability to reduce swelling, relieve pain, and lower fevers. The plant has been used in Europe since the 17th century to treat joint pain, pain, and pain in pregnancy and labor. Black cohosh has also been used to treat influenza, smallpox, acute rheumatism, headache, cough, chorea, and other ner
