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What is it?

The roots of Black Cohosh, a tall, long-lived herb that grows in woods and high grounds. The herbal medicine made from the roots is bitter, penetrating and distinctive.

How has it been used?

Black Cohosh has always been seen as herb with a particular affinity for helping gynaecological problems and in modern times it is used almost exclusively as a herb to aid the menopausal transition.

However Black Cohosh has much wider actions and effects, a fact that was not lost on the Native American Indians who were the first to extensively use it in their system of medicine.

The great Eclectic tradition of herbal medicine from the 19th century regarded Black Cohosh as their premiere medicine for both depression and rheumatism.

Black Cohosh has been traditionally used to treat inflammatory conditions associated with cramping or spasm such as sciatica, rheumatism, painful periods, painful childbirth, low back pain and headaches.

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Personal experiences

 Black Cohosh may indeed help the menopause but it is very much more than that. It can soften hard places within the body and the mind and it has remarkable energetic properties that can help people who are depressed or who have lost their creative flow.

Paradoxically, smaller doses of Black Cohosh often work better than larger ones. It is best used for a period of about three months before it is necessary to take a long break or lose its benefits.

Black Cohosh combines perfectly with Wild Yam for rheumatic problems, with St Johns wort for a low mood and with Paeony and Licorice for menopausal problems.

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Excerpt from Felter & Lloyd's Kings Dispensatory from 1898

Few of our remedies have acquired as great a reputation in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia. Prof. King's own statement of his use of it is as follows: "The saturated tincture of this article was recommended by me in acute rheumatism, in the New York Philosophical Journal, as early as in the year 1844; to be given in doses of 10 drops every 2 hours, gradually increasing to 60 drops, or until its action on the brain is observed, which action must be kept up for several days; it almost always removes the disease permanently, especially if it is a first attack." The experiences of other physicians since that day give abundant evidence of the truth of his statement.

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