Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several North American plants, especially blue cohosh, black cohosh, and baneberry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in the United States of several plants which have been used medicinally.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A perennial American herb (
Caulophyllum thalictroides ), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also calledpappoose root . The name is sometimes also given to theCimicifuga racemosa , and to two species of Actæa, plants of the Crowfoot family.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
perennial Americanherb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose roughrootstock is used in medicine. - noun A smooth herb,
Actaea racemosa , marketed for medicinal use.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Even supplements that are touted as treatment for menopausal symptoms, such as soy or black cohosh, have only conflicting data at best supporting their use, he said.
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Even supplements that are touted as treatment for menopausal symptoms, such as soy or black cohosh, have only conflicting data at best supporting their use, he said.
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Some women say natural remedies like black cohosh, red clover, soy and omega-3 fish oil also help relieve hot flashes and other symptoms.
New Views Of Hormone Therapy in Menopause Melinda Beck 2011
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What it is: The extract of the root of the black cohosh plant.
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The bottom line: More evidence is needed to confirm the effects of black cohosh, both positive and negative.
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What it is: The extract of the root of the black cohosh plant.
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The bottom line: More evidence is needed to confirm the effects of black cohosh, both positive and negative.
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With menopausal symptoms, I may also add black cohosh and red clover extract.
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Another review published in 2010 found that unspecified black cohosh "preparations" decreased hot flash symptoms by 26 percent.
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Another review published in 2010 found that unspecified black cohosh "preparations" decreased hot flash symptoms by 26 percent.
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