A member of the buttercup family & is also known by the latin name Cimicifuga racemosa which is derived from the Latin cimex the generic name for bedbug & fugare to drive away. Natives & early settlers in North America used the root of the plant to help with pain of menstrual irregularities & rheumatism. Benefits of Black Cohosh Menopause Black cohosh has been shown to decrease the secretion of luteinising hormone LH. As a woman reaches menopause there is an increase of LH & a