Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) Root Tincture

Black cohosh is commonly used remedy for many menopausal complaints, especially when accompanied by an emotional “black cloud”.  It is helpful for pain associated with periods and childbirth, as well as the muscular aches and discomforts associated with menopause. Many women use it for hot flashes, and it may help some with those because it seems to modulate our estrogen receptor sites. Black cohosh itself is not estrogenic.  If hot flashes are what you are hoping to address, you might also want to consider Motherwort, my favorite herb for hot flashes and night sweats.

Black Cohosh is a native woodland plant, called Snakeroot by many first nations peoples, because of its use in treating snake bites. Some North American Indigenous peoples have also long used black cohosh to treat the pain associated with periods, childbirth and menopause symptoms. And in the 20th century, some physicians began using black cohosh for pain associated with gynecological disorders.

2oz bottle from Herbalist and Alchemist.