Black cohosh, a perennial herb member of the buttercup family, is the most widely used herbal remedy for hot flashes.
one-year, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing the effects of of hot flashes and night sweats.
experience hot flashes, said Katherine M.
Newton, PhD, Associate Director for Research at Group Health in Seattle, and lead author of the study.
therapy which is the most proven remedy for hot flashes, and many are using said. The most commonly used alternative is black cohosh.
But we found that black cohosh was no better than placebo in treating hot flashes.
relief, reducing symptoms by an average of about four symptoms per day more is a well-known and proven treatment to reduce menopausal symptoms. The HALT risk for breast cancer, heart attacks, strokes and blood clots.
news for women depends on how you look at it, said
On the other hand, thousands of women, probably hundreds of thousands of women, buy products that contain black cohosh to help relieve their menopausal symptoms.
Our study indicates that black cohosh is not a promising remedy to treat their hot flashes.
and Alternative Medicine. It is the most definitive study yet of the effects of inconclusive.
Menopause with Black Cohosh, Multibotanicals, Soy, Hormone Therapy, or Placebo, and an accompanying editorial, A Randomized Trial of Alternative Medicines for Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause, is published in the Dec. 19, 2006, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
adequately powered RCT that makes an important contribution, albeit one that will disappoint women who have been hoping for an effective, safe alternative The good news, the editorial writers say, is that women in frequency of symptoms during the 12-month follow-up period.
symptoms within six to 12 months without any treatment at all.
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