What is Black Cohosh Root?
Black Cohosh Root (Actaea racemosa) is a perennial plant native to North America. It’s also found growing wild in Europe, having been self-seeded from cultivated plants. The word “Cohosh” is a Native American word which means “rough” referring to the plant’s gnarled root structure. Throughout history, it has been known as snakeroot, black bugbane, and rheumatism weed. It was given the name “bugbane” because the flowers have such a strong odor, and have been used to effectively repel insects.

Black Cohosh grows from four to eight feet in height. It has a stem with tiny white flowers that have numerous stamens. But it’s the roots and rhizomes (underground stems) that are important to make dietary supplements.

What is Black Cohosh Root Used for?
Black Cohosh has a long history of use by Native Americans and European settlers. The Native Americans used it to balance menstrual cycles*, while the European settlers used Black Cohosh as a tonic to support women’s reproductive health.*

In the 1990s, Black Cohosh became popular as a growing number of women seeking more natural alternatives for menstrual issues and hot flashes associated with menopause.*

Why Nature’s Answer?
Nature’s Answer Black Cohosh promotes female hormonal balance naturally.*

Nature’s Answer Black Cohosh is made with the added assurance of our Advanced Botanical Fingerprint Technology®. All plants have unique chemical characteristics, markers, and natural patterns that can be used to identify them (just like human fingerprints). Our in-house laboratory has accumulated and preserved over 800 plant specimens, creating one of the most comprehensive collections of genetically verified plant specimens found anywhere in the world. Our state-of-the-art laboratory equipment has identified each and every plant’s distinctive botanical fingerprint, which we then use as our baseline to analyze the quality and purity of every incoming botanical used to manufacture our products.