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- Title: Muscle Damage Induced by Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa).
- Author : Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Life Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 180 KB
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Abstract Extracts of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) are commonly used for the treatment of symptoms associated with menopause. Adverse events with black cohosh are rare, mild and reversible. A few number of serious adverse events, including hepatic and circulatory conditions, have been also reported, but without a clear causality relationship. We report the case of a woman with severe asthenia and very high blood levels of creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase. The patient referred to take a dietary supplement derived from black cohosh for ameliorating menopause vasomotor symptoms. To exclude a possible involvement of this product, the patient was suggested to discontinue this therapy. After suspicion the patient showed a progressive normalization of biochemical parameters and improvement of clinical symptoms.