Black cohosh, the Virginia Native Plant Society’s Virginia Wildflower of the Year, is so much more than its name suggests. It bears beautiful tall spikes, up to 3 feet tall, covered with tiny white ...

Seems like it would be a slam dunk. Many of the pieces have been in place for years: the key ingredient, the wholesalers, the retailers, the customers. Yet no Western North Carolina business exists to ...

suffering frommenopausal discomfort--hot flashes, sleep disruption, depression--a natural alternative to hormone-replacement therapy. The herb's root contains estrogen-like substances that bind to ...

A sizable fraction of the herbal supplements marketed as preparations of black cohosh contain none of that North American plant, researchers report. Some past studies suggested that black cohosh ...

When warnings first emerged two years ago about the safety of taking hormones for menopausal symptoms, many women began turning to alternative treatments, such as herbs, for relief. Now researchers ...

The female reproductive system travels through many seasons. From changes in adolescence to potential childbearing and the eventual move into menopause, hormonal shifts can have physical, mental and ...

Americans bought more than $18 billion of dietary supplements last year, with women doing most of the purchasing. Many herbal products are marketed primarily to women for health concerns such as ...

Black cohosh, soy, and other naturopathic products failed to relieve menopausal symptoms in a large, yearlong, double-blind trial. A research team from several medical centers in the Seattle area ...

Focuses on black cohosh, a native American plant that offers women suffering from menopausal discomfort a natural alternative hormone-replacement therapy. Effectiveness of the plant. SHARE This native ...