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Black cohosh
Actaea racemosa
A woodland candle whose rhizome is a menopause herb with a real liver signal on extracts.
Flavor
Bitter, earthy, slightly acrid. Not a tea you drink for pleasure.
Symptoms
cramps, low mood, muscle tension, joint pain
In favor
A well-known, well-studied North American root
Against
Liver reports with extracts
Grow lab
Yes
Days to harvest
1,000–1,400 days (year 3–4)