Sustainable Sorcerers is elated to offer our own Woodsgrown and beloved Medicinal member of the buttercup family, Eastern Woodland Black cohosh root (Cimicifuga racemosa) also known as black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, and rattlesnake root.
Uses
Black Cohosh is used as a dietary supplement or herbal remedy to treat a variety of conditions, including:
Menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and heart palpitations
Menstrual cramps and premenstrual syndrome, Labor induction Uterine fibroids, kidney ailments, malaria, sore throat
A good source of natural triterpene glycosides such as actein and cimicifugoside, as well essential to well beiong and mood balancing isoflavones!
Phenolic acids of Serulic, isoferulic, and salicylic acids as well Black Cohoshes high oleic and palmitic acids are effective immune modulators to lower inflammation flareups!
History
Native Americans used black cohosh to treat a variety of ailments, including musculoskeletal pain, fever, cough, pneumonia, and menstrual irregularities. European settlers used it as a tonic to support women's reproductive health.
You should not use black cohosh if you have a hormone-sensitive condition, such as breast cancer, endometriosis, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, or fibroid tumors