Evidence brief · Supplement
Black Cohosh for Menopausal hot flashes
Evidence grade C — Divided trials
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Menopausal hot flashesEvidence grade C
Divided trials
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Menopausal hot flashes (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For menopausal hot flashes, Black Cohosh earns evidence grade C (small effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Divided trials
How it might work
Non-estrogenic; proposed serotonergic and other central actions on thermoregulation.
How to use it
Standardized extract (e.g., ~40 mg) daily; reassess after a couple of months.
Safety & cautions
Rare hepatotoxicity reports — stop if any liver symptoms; avoid in liver disease.
Bottom line
Might help hot flashes, might not — the evidence can't decide. Worth a monitored trial; stop at any sign of liver trouble.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- ~40 mg standardized daily.
Goes with
- Black CohoshRead the full Black Cohosh monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Black Cohosh for Menopause symptomsEvidence grade C — InconsistentEvidence grade C
- Red Clover for Menopausal hot flashesEvidence grade C — InconsistentEvidence grade C
- Soy Isoflavones for Menopausal hot flashesEvidence grade B — Better in equol producersEvidence grade B
- Black Cohosh: dosage and how to take it~40 mg standardized daily.Evidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.