Black Cohosh - Actaea Racemosa

Monograph
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single · Oral

Accepted Names (English)

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Black bugbane(common)Black cohosh(common)Black snakeroot(common)Actaea racemosa(proper)

Accepted Names (French)

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Black bugbane(common)Black cohosh(common)Black snakeroot(common)Actaea racemosa(proper)

Approved Health Claims

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  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve the pain associated with menstruation
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve muscle and joint pain associated with rheumatic conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and/or fibrositis), and pain associated with neuralgia (such as sciatica)
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as a calmative) to help ease nervous tension
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve premenstrual symptoms
  • (Used in Herbal Medicine to) help(s) relieve symptoms associated with menopause
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve muscle and join pain associated with rheumatic conditions, pain associated with neuralgia, and to help ease nervous tension)
  • For multi-ingredient products:
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g. Black cohosh is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help ease nervous tension). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g. Black cohosh is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help ease nervous tension)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Health Claims (Français)

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  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve the pain associated with menstruation
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve muscle and joint pain associated with rheumatic conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and/or fibrositis), and pain associated with neuralgia (such as sciatica)
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as a calmative) to help ease nervous tension
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve premenstrual symptoms
  • (Used in Herbal Medicine to) help(s) relieve symptoms associated with menopause
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve muscle and join pain associated with rheumatic conditions, pain associated with neuralgia, and to help ease nervous tension)
  • For multi-ingredient products:
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g. Black cohosh is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help ease nervous tension). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g. Black cohosh is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help ease nervous tension)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older40–2400 milligramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are breastfeeding.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have a liver disorder or develop symptoms of liver trouble (EMA 2018, 2007; Lynch et al. 2006; Mills et al. 2006; Cohen et al. 2004; NIH 2004).
contraindicationDo not use if you are pregnant (Brinker 2010; Hoffmann 2003; Tilgner 1999).

Ingredients Covered

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