Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An eastern North American perennial herb (Actaea racemosa syn. Cimicifuga racemosa) in the buttercup family, having large, pinnately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers.
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- noun A smooth herb,
Actaea racemosa , marketed for medicinal use.
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- noun North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
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In three randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials in the United States that compared estrogen with black cohosh, very little effect was seen on hot flashes with use of black cohosh, although in one trial there was some reduction in perspiration.23 A more recent study found that women taking a combination of St. John’s wort and black cohosh reported fewer hot flashes and less depression.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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In three randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials in the United States that compared estrogen with black cohosh, very little effect was seen on hot flashes with use of black cohosh, although in one trial there was some reduction in perspiration.23 A more recent study found that women taking a combination of St. John’s wort and black cohosh reported fewer hot flashes and less depression.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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In three randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials in the United States that compared estrogen with black cohosh, very little effect was seen on hot flashes with use of black cohosh, although in one trial there was some reduction in perspiration.23 A more recent study found that women taking a combination of St. John’s wort and black cohosh reported fewer hot flashes and less depression.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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In three randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials in the United States that compared estrogen with black cohosh, very little effect was seen on hot flashes with use of black cohosh, although in one trial there was some reduction in perspiration.23 A more recent study found that women taking a combination of St. John’s wort and black cohosh reported fewer hot flashes and less depression.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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