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Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh

Squaw root, Yellow Ginseng, Blue Ginseng
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Blue Cohosh
Millspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants (1882-1887)

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(Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab) (Wikimedia)

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Blue Cohosh root and rhizome
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919

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Botanical name:
Caulophyllum thalictroides

Parts used:
Root and Rhizome (fresh or dried)

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent

Constituents:
Alkaloids: Quinolizidine (inc. anagyrines, baptifoline, methylcystine); Isoquinoline (magnoflorine)
Triterpene Saponins: caulosaponin, caulophyllosaponin
Gums, starch, resin

Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:

-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea

2. Settles Wind, Clears Cold, Opens the Channels:
-Fever

3. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:
-Nervousness, Anxiety

4. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis

5. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:
-Cystitis, Urethritis


Dose:
Powder: 300mg–2 grams (average dose: 500mg–1 gram)

Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
1. Amenorrhea:
i. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
ii. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
iii. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
iv. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
2. Dysmenorrhea:
i. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
ii: Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
3. Excessive Menstruation, Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
4. Hysteria, Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
5. To prepare for Childbirth:
i. take the infusion for 1–2 weeks before the due date
ii. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
6. To promote Childbirth:
i. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
ii. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
7. Postpartum hemorrhage:
i. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
ii. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
8. Menopause:
i. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
ii. Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
9. Rheumatism, Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
10. Epilepsy, Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version
11. Chronic Nephritis, Blue Cohosh, ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:

Cautions:
1. Should be avoided in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. Some sources (such as PDR for Herbal Remedies) state that it should be avoided only in the first trimester. However, concerns about its potential role in congestive heart failure in newborns means it should only be used before and during labor.
2. Its internal use in restricted in some countries.

Drug Interactions:
1. May enhance effects of nicotine
2. May interact with anti-hypertensive medication
3. May interact with Angina pectoris medication

Main Preparations used:
Tincture, Extract

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