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Black Cohosh Appears Safe for Menopausal Breast CancerPatients
October 21, 2002
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Black Cohosh Appears Safe for Menopausal Breast CancerPatients
SALZGITTER, Germany--It appears that black cohosh may be a safealternative for menopausal women who have breast cancer. Researchers fromSchaper & Brummer GmbH & Co. KG, maker of the supplement RemiFemin,investigated black cohosh's (Cimicifuga racemosa) effects onestrogen-dependent mammary cancers in vitro, results of which are reported inthe November edition of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (76, 1:1-10,2002).
It was found that black cohosh significantly inhibited MCF-7 (breast cancertumor) cell proliferation, as well as estrogen-induced proliferation of MCF-7cells. Moreover, the chemopreventive drug tamoxifen's effect of inhibiting MCF-7proliferation was also enhanced by black cohosh.
The researchers, led by Johannes Freudenstein, Ph.D., concluded that blackcohosh's non-estrogenic, even estrogen-antagonistic effect, may make this herb asafe, natural remedy for menopausal symptoms experienced by breast cancerpatients.
The study can be found online (www.kluweronline.com/issn/0167-6806).
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