Blue Cohosh a tall perennial flowering plant with large blue berry-like fruits used as a medicinal herb by American Indians. •
History: From 1882-1905, the US Pharmacopoeia listed blue cohosh for antispasmodic, emmenagogueic (assisting menstrual flow) and diuretic purposes.
A Uterine Normalizer Blue cohosh normalizes the overall tone of the uterus. Blue cohosh stimulates contractions of the myometrium (smooth muscles of the uterus). This is an important effect, when there is a lack of uterine muscle tone. Blue cohosh has antispasmodic actions when the uterus has hypertonic spasms. Blue cohosh contains several alkaloids that appear to be responsible for these actions. Methylcystisine is thought responsible for blue cohoshs antispasmodic actions, and saponins, which contain hederagenin, are thought to increase uterine tone. testing
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