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==News About Black Cohosh== | ==News About Black Cohosh== | ||
'''Black Cohosh and Hair Growth''' | |||
*Source:http://herbs.lovetoknow.com/Black_Cohosh_and_Hair_Growth | |||
:By Karen Frazier | |||
Are you seeking information about black cohosh and hair growth? Below you will find information about the herb, black cohosh, and how it affects hair loss and hair growth. | |||
:What Is Black Cohosh | |||
Before discussing black cohosh and hair growth, it is important to know a little bit about this herb. | |||
Black cohosh is also known as Actaea racemosa and Cimicifuga racemosa. It is a member of the butter cup family. It grows in North America and is a perennial. | |||
The root of the plant is used for most herbal preparations. The root is almost black and very thick. The rhizomes (underground stems) are also used in black cohosh preparations. It is available as a tincture, a tablet or a capsule. | |||
Other names for black cohosh include snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort and squawroot. | |||
:Black Cohosh and Hair Loss | |||
Because it believed that black cohosh has the ability to regulate levels of the hormone estrogen, many believe that black cohosh is helpful for preventing hair loss in women. Because of this, a number of natural hair loss remedies contain black cohosh as one of their ingredients. | |||
The reason that there is a wide-spread belief that black cohosh has estrogen stimulating properties is because of its effectiveness in treating menopausal symptoms. | |||
According to the National Institute of Health Office of Dietary Supplements, "How black cohosh works is not known. The possibility that black cohosh exhibits estrogenic activity has been studied but the evidence is contradictory." | |||
There is also some evidence that black cohosh relieves menopausal symptoms not by supporting estrogen production, but by targeting the brain's serotonin receptors. | |||
:The Relationship of Estrogen to Hair Loss | |||
The female sex hormone, estrogen, plays a number of important roles in the female body to give women their feminine characteristics. One such role is to reduce body hair and promote growth of hair on the head. It does this by blocking levels of DHT from the male hormone, testosterone. DHT from testosterone is the main reason that hair follicles stop producing hair in men with male pattern baldness. | |||
Women with normal levels of estrogen stand very little chance of facing hair loss. | |||
Aging, however, has an effect on the level of estrogen in the body. During menopause, it is common for hormonal levels of estrogen to drop, which can lead to a hormonal imbalance. This allows for DHT from testosterone to flow into the hair follicles, causing the follicles to stop producing hair. | |||
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'''Black Cohosh: 10 Health Benefits and Side Effects''' | '''Black Cohosh: 10 Health Benefits and Side Effects''' | ||
*Source:http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/food-and-nutrition-articles/herbal-remedies-food-and-nutrition-articles/black-cohosh-10-health-benefits-and-side-effects | *Source:http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/food-and-nutrition-articles/herbal-remedies-food-and-nutrition-articles/black-cohosh-10-health-benefits-and-side-effects | ||