Last update Oct. 28, 2014
Limited compatibility
We do not have alternatives for Black-Cohosh.
Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.
Your contribution is essential for this service to continue to exist. We need the generosity of people like you who believe in the benefits of breastfeeding.
Thank you for helping to protect and promote breastfeeding.
Black-Cohosh is also known as
Main tradenames from several countries containing Black-Cohosh in its composition:
Write us at elactancia.org@gmail.com
e-lactancia is a resource recommended by IHAN of Spain
Would you like to recommend the use of e-lactancia? Write to us at corporate mail of APILAM
Rizomes and roots are used.
It contains saponids, phytoestrogens, and other substances.
Attributed effect: estrogenic stimulation.
Indications according to Commission E of German Ministry of Health: pre-menstrual dysmenorrhea, menopause.
Maximal daily dose: 40 mg of drug equivalent. Do not use it for longer than 6 months
Estrogen-agonist may decrease breast milk production and alter its composition.