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Never use this or any other herb without first consulting your Doctor!
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BLUE COHOSH
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Berberidaceae
(Papooseroot,squawroot)
Parts Used: Rhizome
Energy and Flavors: Arcid,bitter,warm,mildly toxic
Systems Affected: Liver
Biochemical constituents: Alkaloids. a fungicidal
saponin, glycosides, gum starch, salts,
phosphoric acid and a soluble resin.
Properties: Emmenagogue,antispasmodic, diuretic,
diaphoretic, anthelmintic.
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Description: Perennial 1-2 ft. Smooth stemmed, stem and leaves have a bluish tint. Leaves divided into 3 (occasionally 5) lobes. Flowers greenish-yellow, in terminal clusters before leaves expand. Blue fruits in the late summer or early fall.
Where Found: Moist, rich woods. NB to SC, ND to ME
Blue cohosh is primarily used for menstrual irregularities amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, and also to ease the pangs of childbirth.
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While not related, both black and blue cohosh are often found growing in close proximity and both have similar emmenagogue, antispasmodic properties. Black cohosh is thought to have more estrogenic action while blue cohosh is more of an actual blood mover.
A gynecological formula for delayed or stopped menses is equal parts blue cohosh, black cohosh, angelica, cramp bark, wild ginger and half part ginger. Take as a tea or powder 3 times daily for at least 3 months, stopping only during the actual period itself.
While as the name "papoose root" suggests, it can be used immediately before or during childbirth, usually as a tincture to ease childbirth, it should not be used during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy.
DOSE: 1\2 ounce of the dried herb simmered in a pint of water, in formula. 3-9 grams;of the tincture, 10-20 drops.
Blue cohosh is used for: menstrual irregularities, genito-urinary disorders, worms.
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