Safety · Supplement
Black Cohosh: side effects, safety & interactions
Rare hepatotoxicity reports — stop if any liver symptoms; avoid in liver disease.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Rare hepatotoxicity reports — stop if any liver symptoms; avoid in liver disease.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Black Cohosh at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Black Cohosh is
Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) is used for menopausal symptoms, especially hot flashes.
The honest bottom line
Might help hot flashes, might not — the evidence can't decide. Worth a monitored trial; stop at any sign of liver trouble.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Red Clover: side effects, safety & interactionsGenerally safe; hormone-sensitive-cancer caution; mild anticoagulant effect.Evidence grade C
- Soy Isoflavones: side effects, safety & interactionsSafe at dietary/supplemental doses; discuss with an oncologist if you have hormone-sensitive cancer.Evidence grade B
- Black CohoshA menopausal hot-flash botanical with genuinely divided trials and rare liver-safety signals.Evidence grade C
- Black Cohosh for Menopausal hot flashesEvidence grade C — Divided trialsEvidence grade C
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