Cimicifuga

Black Cohosh

Cimicifuga racemosa

This North American plant's genus name is derived from the Latin words cimex, "bug," and fugere, "to flee," a reference to its properties as an insect repellent. Native Americans used the root to treat gynecological problems, and its beneficial effect on conditions arising during menopause was confirmed in German studies. Cimicifuga was proved in 1852 by Drs. Hempel, Wells, Paine, and Mears, a team of US homeopaths.

Primarily a women's remedy, Cimicifuga is particularly suited to those whose emotions swing between overexcitement and depression. They tend to have very intense emotional lives, possibly marked by fears of death and insanity. Emotional symptoms often alternate with physical ones, such as chilliness and sharp pains, especially on the left side of the body. Symptoms may intensify during menstruation.

Cimicifuga acts upon the nerves and uterine muscles. Cimicifuga is prescribed mostly for gynecological problems; for head, neck" and back pain; and for emotional symptoms.

Uses

Native Americans were the first societies to utilize the rhizome of this herb as an herbal cure for the bites of rattlesnakes -and this is the reason for the common name, rattle root. They were also the first to recognize the value of this herb in the treatment of menstrual and labor pain in affected women. They used the herb to alleviate depression by making the affected person chew the herb as they understood its action as a sedative. The other uses to which the herb was employed include the preparation of an herbal black cohosh tea, which was commonly sprinkled in different rooms to prevent the evil spirits from entering inside. Many herbalist around the world, still utilize the root for its diuretic properties, the root is also used as a cough suppressant, and it is also used to reduce inflammation and rheumatic pain in affected individuals.
The derivative known as cimic is mainly a remedy for female disorders; this substance acts on the affected nerves and muscles of the uterus and alleviates the pain or inflammation in the area. All physical symptoms related to the menstrual symptoms in the affected woman, such as the persistent congestion in the head which comes before menstruation and the heaviness and physical cramps occurring along the small of the back when menstruating are curd using this substance. All common physical complaints during pregnancy are treated using this remedy and it is especially effective in the treatment of early miscarriage, it is used extensively for the treatment of all cases of nausea and vomiting, it is used to treat sleeplessness and the presence of shooting pain in the uterus during menstrual flows. The remedy is also extensively used in the treatment of postpartum depression and all menopausal symptoms, it is used to treat all fainting spells and the appearance of hot flashes, so common during menstruation.
Cimic is also extensively used in the treatment of neck stiffness which leads to persistent headache, cimic is also used in the treatment of the emotional symptoms which arise due to the presence of hormonal imbalances in the woman, these symptoms can include excessive sighing, the presence of persistent sadness, the presence of extreme anxiety, and the display of constant irritability by the woman.

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