Black Cohosh, Actaea racemosa, has been known as the herb for womanly symptoms and has been used by Native Americans for more than two hundred years to help relieve menstrual cramps and symptoms of menopause.

These days it is still used for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes/flushes, irritability, mood swings and sleep disturbances.

It may also help with the following symptoms: PMS, menstrual irregularities, uterine spasms.

Dosages for children are not provided in most herbals. To determine the correct dose you need to consider the size of the child, the ailment, the power of the herb you intend to use, and the adult dosage.

Young's Rule for determining dosage uses the child's age divided by twelve plus the age. The dosage for a 4 year old: 4/12+4 = 4/16 = 1/4 of the adult dose.