Document Type : Original research articles
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Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Home Economics, Menoufia University, Shibin El-Kom, Egypt.
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Dept. Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Home Economics, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt
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Obstetrics and Genecology Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University
Abstract
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study examined how powdered black cohosh root affected women's menopausal symptoms. There are two hundred women on the recruitment list, divided into four different groups. The second major menopausal women group (n=50) was once given a normal diet, whilst the first major group (n=50) used to be kept as a negative control group woman. One group of menopausal women was given a 40 mg black cohosh root powder, and the fourth group was given an 80 mg black cohosh root powder for two months. At the end of the experiment, the women's blood was once taken and processed to obtain the serum. The following measurements have been made: the hormones recognized as luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone, additionally recognized as (FSH), testosterone hormone, and estrogen hormone. Also, different immunological markers (IgG and IgM) levels, liver enzymes (ALP, ALT, and AST), kidney biomarkers like uric acid, urea, creatinine, lipid fractions like total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein have been assessed. The obtained records confirmed that black cohosh root treatment in women significantly increased testosterone, FSH, and estrogen hormones while LH hormone declined. Also, lipid fractions and kidney and liver biomarkers decreased, whilst HDL-c performed the reverse. In conclusion, black cohosh powder has favorable influences on women's menopausal symptoms, hormones, and the immune system in women.
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