>>1300097Grow a plant that cures women problems.
Actaea racemosa
Uses: Cherokee used the root (infused in ethanol) for the treatment of rheumatism and to stimulate menstruation; tea for colds, coughs, rheumatism, to relieve back pain, and as a sleep aid; effects considered pain-relieving and diuretic. Cree used root externally as liniment for rheumatism. Iroquois used root tea to stimulate milk flow, relieve pain from backache and rheumatism; steeped in cider for arthritis. Also a snakebite remedy (called Black Snakeroot). As early as 1801 Benjamin Smith Barton observed that Native Americans placed high value on the plant (called “squawroot”) used for female maladies. By 1832 it emerged as an important remedy of physicians under obscure names, including Marotys, Macrotrys, and Blacksnake Root; valued to improve appetite and digestion, as a mild sedative, and a primary treatment for rheumatism and neuralgia, muscular pain, dull headache, and a wide range of female conditions. By the mid-1950s in germany extracts emerged as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms. Now one of the most widely researched American plants, most studies have focused on its benifits, chemistry (triterpene glycosides), and possible mechanism of action for menopausal symptoms, often with mixed results. Its complex chemistry defied specific attribution as it relates to clinical results.
