Where to find it... MM just described my yard... 5,000ft elevation, 270+ days precipitation and fog every morning except the dead of winter! Use fresh roots, mechanically dehydrated quickly after picking and washing. Fresh root is caustic.
Blue cohosh's main value is in giving tone to the muscles of the uterus. Good both preventative and tonic for female reproductive deficiency. Best to use slowly and gradually in tonic. Helps prevent prolapse. Can be slightly hypertensive. Increases tone of colon. Some alkaloids in the plant can be toxic in extremely high concentrations... way too high to actually get from using the plant naturally... like 25 gams per ton.
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
CAULOPHYLLUM Amenorrhea, chronic, with congestion, irritation. Cervicitis with congestion and poor venous circulation. Dysmenorrhea, with congestion, lengthy cycles (30 days or more). Endometritis/metritis, in general. Menopause, with pains and pelvic discomfort, referred down legs, no pathology; or with sense of pressure and pain in ovaries, uterus, sacrum, bladder with nervousness and sense of confusion. Endometritis, chronic, reoccurring, with inflammatory episodes. Uterus, inflammation. Acute vaginitis (internally). Labor, delayed, from fatigue, weak uterus with history of inflammation.
CAULOPHYLLUM (Blue Cohosh) RHIZOME / ROOT. Tincture [1:5, 60% alcohol] 5-20 drops, usually in formula context. STATUS : W/LA
MOTHER’S CORDIAL
Mitchella repens, 16 ounces
Helonias Root 4 ounces
Viburnum opulus (Cramp Bark) 4 ounces
Caulophyllum Root 4 ounces
Sassafras or Sweet Root 1 ounces (for flavor and optional)
Percolate with 50% alcohol until 3 pints are dripped. Percolate a second time with water until at least 4 pints are dripped. Add 2 pounds of sugar to the SECOND drip, and evaporate until 5 pints remain. Add the first percolation (3 pints at 50%) to the second percolation/sugar. Result is 1 gallon, or a 1:6 syrup (actually a sweetened tincture)
Dose: 2-4 ounces 1-2 times a day in pregnancy, the last 2-3 weeks. For a tonic in deficient reproductive conditions with emotional lability, or as an agent to strengthen the uterus when desiring pregnancy, but a history of frequent miscairrage, 2-4 ounces to 3 times a day.
Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course
https://www.swsbm.com/school/
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