Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Factsheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2003.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS); National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
Source (SO):
Bethesda, MD: Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health. 2003. 6 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226 or (301) 519-3153 outside the U.S. TTY (866) 464-3615. Fax (866) 464-3616. E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Single copy free.
Publication Number: D176.
Abstract (AB):
This fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides an overview of the use of black cohosh for menopausal symptoms. It lists key points about black cohosh and menopause, followed by a series of questions and answers on the topic. The information provided in the fact sheet includes an explanation of what black cohosh is, a description of its preparations, the history of its use, details about clinical studies on black cohosh and its effect on menopausal symptoms, how black cohosh works, and the possible side effects of, and drug interactions with, black cohosh. The fact sheet offers additional sources of information on black cohosh. 24 references.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Black Cohosh. Menopause. Hot Flashes.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Side Effects. Drug Interactions. Clinical Evaluation.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200405.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03405.
