Posted 31 October 2017
From the website, Positive Health Wellness, by Karen Reed
Tag Archives | Black Cohosh
Liver toxicity related to herbs and dietary supplements: Online table of case reports.
Posted 07 November 2016
Over the past 50 years, approximately 19 herbs (minus germander and usnic acid that are no longer sold) and 13 dietary supplements (minus the six no longer sold and vitamin A & niacin due to excess) posed a possible risk for liver injures in certain individuals. The top three herbs with the most number of reported publications (but not cases studies) in descending order, were germander, black cohosh, kava extract, and green tea extract.
AHA Warning: Some Supplements can Worsen Heart Failure
Posted 11 August 2016
In a new scientific statement citing Natural Medicines, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns against the use of many supplements in people with heart failure. St. John’s wort, grapefruit juice, ginseng, hawthorn, danshen, black cohosh, and green tea are among those discussed for their potential to cause significant interactions with commonly used heart failure medications. Other natural medicines, including aconite, gossypol, licorice, and yohimbine are noted for their potential to cause harmful cardiovascular effects, including high blood pressure and decreased heart rate. Ephedra, a banned substance in the US, is also warned against as it raises blood pressure, can stimulate the heart, and make chest pain and irregular heartbeat worse.
For more details on specific drug interactions associated with these supplements, please review our scientific monographs on each product, or try our interaction checker.… Read the rest
Soy Supplements, Herbal Remedies May Reduce Hot Flashes
Posted 28 June 2016
(Reuters Health) – Soy isoflavones in foods or supplements, and some herbal remedies may help reduce menopause symptoms like hot flashes and vaginal dryness, according to a review of 62 studies.
But not all complementary therapies have an effect.
… Read the restControversial and unproven treatments for menopause
Posted 03 August 2015
500,000 Australian women use alternative menopause therapy – study
The Guardian
Melissa Davey Sunday 2 August 2015 15.01
Study published in Medical Journal of Australia finds women still shun hormone replacement therapy and turn to herbal and complementary treatments
Controversial and unproven treatments for menopause are being used by almost half a million Australian women aged between 40 and 65, and are often recommended by their doctors, a study published on Monday in the Medical Journal of Australia has found.
… Read the restBlack Cohosh warning
Posted 30 October 2012
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is today reminding people about the risk of liver problems with the herbal remedy Black Cohosh – a product commonly used to relieve menopausal symptoms.
The reminder follows a serious case of liver failure resulting in a liver transplant suspected to have been caused by a herbal product containing Black Cohosh. The investigation of this case and of the product involved is ongoing.
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