Not exact matches
Herbal remedies such as ginseng, ginkgo, garlic, black
cohosh, St. John's wort, hawthorn, saw palmetto, and echinacea can dilute, intensify, or exacerbate the side effects of prescription heart drugs such as blood thinners and cholesterol - lowering statins, the
report says.
Reports show black
cohosh may also cause liver damage, however millions of people use the herb with no adverse side effects.
Patients
report noticeable benefits after foout to six weeks of treatment with Black
Cohosh extracts.
There have been several case
reports of hepatitis and liver failure among women taking black
cohosh.
The most comprehensive research on black
cohosh and menopausal symptoms include a
report published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2012.
For this
report, scientists looked at 16 previously published clinical trials (with a total of 2,027 women) that compared the effects of black
cohosh to those of a placebo, hormone replacement therapy, red clover, and other interventions in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
There is a case
report of neurological complications in a post-term baby after labor induction with a herbal blend of black
cohosh and blue
cohosh.