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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been under fire for years. There has been much speculation about whether or not it increases the risk of breast cancer and heart disease. But in a new study at the University of Missouri in a recent issue of Remedies for Life, 45 menopausal women completed 12 weeks of supplementation of black cohosh extract. After four weeks of supplementation, 83 percent of the women reported an improvement of their symptoms including a reduction in hot flashes.
According to the National Institutes for Health, in 2001, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stated that black cohosh may be helpful in the short term (6 months or less) for women with vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes) of menopause. There had formerly been some concerns about the effects of black cohosh on your liver but German researchers found "there is no evidence of a causal relationship between treatment with black cohosh and the observed liver disease."
What's black cohosh?
Black cohosh, a member of the buttercup family, is a perennial plant native to North America. Some of the other commerical names include black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, rattletop, rattleweed, and macrotys. It's often called this because insects dislike and avoid it. Black cohosh supplements are made from the plant's roots and rhizomes (underground stems).
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