Triterpenes black cohosh

Black cohosh root doses vary widely, with up to 2000 mg/day of root being taken several times daily. Remifemin is the best-studied brand, and tablets containing 40 mg of black cohosh extract with 1 mg of triterpenes are given as one or two tablets twice daily. [Pg.795]

Black cohosh is also known as black snakeroot, bug-bane, bugwort, rattleroot, and rattleweed. It should not be confused with blue cohosh, a uterine stimulant historically used to induce labor. Black cohosh is used to treat menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes, excessive sweating, emotional lability, and sleep changes. The exact active constituents are not known but are thought to include the triterpene... [Pg.69]

Cimicifuga racemosa (black bugbane, black cohosh, black snakeroot, rattleroot, rattletop, rattleweed) contains a variety of cycloartane triterpene glycosides, some of which have cytotoxic effects (3). [Pg.3025]

Cimifuga racemosa Nutt. Black cohosh Roots Premenstrual symptoms, dysmenorrhea, menopausal symptoms Triterpene glycosides (cimifugaside, actein), isoflavones... [Pg.275]

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