black cohosh
Native American medicine
Black cohosh is a North American woodland plant with tall spikes of white flowers, long used in herbal medicine.
Native Americans and later herbalists have employed it primarily for women's health issues—menstrual cramps, menopausal symptoms, and childbirth.
The root is the medicinal part: She takes black cohosh for hot flashes.
Horizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- bugbaneInsect-repelling woodland plant
- racemeUnbranched flower cluster
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
cultivation · propagation · harvest · root · native plant · Appalachian · shade plant · companion planting
Brief intense warmth episodes
- night sweatsExcessive perspiration during sleep
- hormone replacementSupplementing depleted bodily chemicals
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- perimenopausePhase before fertility ends
postmenopause · mood swings · vaginal dryness · sleep disturbances · irritability · palpitations · phytoestrogen · women's health
Herb steeped in alcohol
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- supplementSomething added to complete
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
decoction · infusion · dropper · apothecary · dosage · standardized · folk medicine · midwifery
Grows well in shadow
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- native habitatOriginal living environment
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
conservation · endangered · overharvesting · sustainable harvest · forest floor
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
inflorescence · cultivation · propagation · harvest · root · native plant · Appalachian · shade plant · companion planting
hot flashes
Brief intense warmth episodes
- night sweatsExcessive perspiration during sleep
- hormone replacementSupplementing depleted bodily chemicals
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
perimenopause · postmenopause · mood swings · vaginal dryness · sleep disturbances · irritability · palpitations · phytoestrogen · women's health · climacteric
tincture
Herb steeped in alcohol
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- supplementSomething added to complete
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
tea · decoction · infusion · dropper · apothecary · dosage · standardized · folk medicine · midwifery · childbirth
shade-tolerant
Grows well in shadow
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- native habitatOriginal living environment
wildflower · conservation · endangered · overharvesting · sustainable harvest · forest floor
black cohoshhormone replacement therapy
Supplementing depleted bodily chemicals