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Plant blindness represents the loss of generational knowledge and cultural identity

Natural Sciences Education, Volume 52, Issue 1, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Plant blindness, the inability of people to notice plants, is of current interest in the natural sciences community. It has been hypothesized that communities of varying cultures may have improved plant sight. Researchers used an online survey to assess citizens ability to identify plants.
Stacie Blue, Christina L. M. Hargiss, Jack Norland, Edward S. Dekeyser, Paula Comeau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Black cohosh extracts in women with menopausal symptoms: an updated pairwise meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2023
Objective Menopausal symptoms are common in midlife women and have broad impacts on their daily functioning and quality of life. Black cohosh extracts have been widely used to relieve menopausal symptoms.
Yu-Kang Tu (41946), Pao-Yen Lin (4977623), Bing-Syuan Zeng (10806655), Keng-Hsu Chen (17790086), Brendon Stubbs (827692), Yu-Shian Cheng (10806661), Yi-Cheng Wu (290627), Wei-Cheng Yang (396129), Lillian Nohara Matsuoka (17790083), Kuan-Pin Su (324901), Bing-Yan Zeng (10806658), Malcolm Hopwood (7597334), Chao-Ming Hung (504551), Mein-Woei Suen (12111420), Yow-Ling Shiue (3459221), Ryoichi Sadahiro (6317585), Yutaka J Matsuoka (17789960), Che-Sheng Chu (3111441), Yen-Wen Chen (2227069), Cheuk-Kwan Sun (344932), Ping-Tao Tseng (5009255), Tien-Yu Chen (5117537), Hung-Yu Wang (529066)   +22 more
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Management of obesity across women's life course: FIGO Best Practice Advice

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 160, Issue S1, Page 35-49, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Obesity is a chronic, progressive, relapsing, and treatable multifactorial, neurobehavioral disease. According to the World Health Organization, obesity affects 15% of women and has long‐term effects on women's health. The focus of care in patients with obesity should be on optimizing health outcomes rather than on weight loss. Appropriate and
Cynthia V. Maxwell, Rachelle Shirley, Amy C. O'Higgins, Mary L. Rosser, Patrick O'Brien, Moshe Hod, Sharleen L. O'Reilly, Virna P. Medina, Graeme N. Smith, Mark A. Hanson, Sumaiya Adam, Ronald C. Ma, Anil Kapur, Harold David McIntyre, Bo Jacobsson, Liona C. Poon, Lina Bergman, Lesley Regan, Esraa Algurjia, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, the FIGO Committee on Impact of Pregnancy on Long‐term Health and the FIGO Division of Maternal and Newborn Health   +20 more
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The impact of testosterone, tibolone and black cohosh on purified mammary and placental 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 [PDF]

, 2015
Context: Mammary and placental 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (17βHSD1). Objective: To assess the impact of testosterone, tibolone, and black cohosh on purified mammary and placental 17βHSD1.
Stute, Petra, Götte, Martin, Kalkhake, Kathrin, Kiesel, Ludwig   +3 more
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Incredible Combination of Lifestyle Modification and Herbal Remedies for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Management

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
A relatively frequent endocrine‐metabolic illness called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by polycystic ovaries, persistent anovulation, and hyperandrogenism, which cause symptoms such as irregular menstruation, infertility, and hirsutism.
Acharya Balkrishna, Maneesha Rana, Shalini Mishra, Deepika Srivastava, Rohit Bhardwaj, Shalini Singh, Satyendra Kumar Rajput, Vedpriya Arya, Daniela Rigano   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulation of steroidogenesis by Actaea racemosa and vitamin C combination, in letrozole induced polycystic ovarian syndrome rat model: promising activity without the risk of hepatic adverse effect

Chinese Medicine, 2021
Background Complementary remedies such as the Chinese herb ‘Sheng Ma’ (Black cohosh; Actaea racemosa ‘AR’) are being sought to overcome the shortcomings of conventional hormonal and surgical therapies developed for the treatment of polycystic ovary ...
Asmaa A. Azouz, Sara E. Ali, Reham M. Abd-Elsalam, Shimaa R. Emam, Mona K. Galal, Sherif H. Elmosalamy, Muhammed A. Alsherbiny, Bardes B. Hassan, Chun Guang Li, Shymaa A. El Badawy   +9 more
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Subacute liver failure secondary to black cohosh leading to liver transplantation. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep, 2013
The use of herbal medications is increasing significantly in the UK and there is a perception that herbal preparations are without adverse effects. This case report highlights the potential risks of black cohosh, which is one of the most commonly used ...
Lim TY, Considine A, Quaglia A, Shawcross DL.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hyperspectral Imaging and Support Vector Machine: A Powerful Combination to Differentiate Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa) from Other Cohosh Species [PDF]

, 2017
Actaea racemosa (black cohosh) has a history of traditional use in the treatment of general gynecological problems. However, the plant is known to be vulnerable to adulteration with other cohosh species. This study evaluated the use of shortwave infrared
Sidonie Tankeu, Weiyang Chen, Alvaro Viljoen, Guy Kamatou, Ilze Vermaak, Maxleene Sandasi   +5 more
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Is Black Cohosh a Hepatotoxic Medicinal Herb? [PDF]

Complementary Medicine Research, 2007
Recently, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) have released a public statement to draw the attention of European health authorities to 42 cases (34 directly reported from European national competent authorities and 8 published) of suspected hepatotoxic reactions to Cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma ...
Gori, Luigi, Firenzuoli, Fabio
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Herbal medicines based on a black cohosh extract as a safe alternative for the correction of menopausal symptoms [PDF]

Гинекология, 2014
The review deals with the effectiveness and safety of plant hormones in the treatment of menopausal syndrome. Particular attention is given to black cohosh extract as a drug with distinction from other drugs in this group thanks to its action spectrum ...
I V Kuznetsova
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