Professional's handbook of complementary & alternative medicines / C. W. Fetrow, Juan R. Avila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fetrow, Charles W., author.

Avila, Juan R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alternative medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Alternative medicine.

Herbs--Therapeutic use--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Herbs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (983 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fully updated Third Edition provides the latest worldwide research on every herbal agent in common use today. Monographs are based on the results of clinical studies, examining the existing evidence and comparing it with manufacturer's claims. Each monograph covers the most commonly known generic name, synonyms, common trade names, common forms, source, chemical components, actions, reported uses, dosage, adverse reactions broken down by body system, interactions, contraindications and precautions, special considerations, analysis, and references. New to this edition are 15 new herbal monographs and Patient Counseling Tips in a quick–reference format. Appendices include potential drug–herb interactions, potentially unsafe plants, herbal agents resource list, and an herbal agent information sheet.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Authors""; ""About the authors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""How to use this book""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Contents""; ""Overview of complementary and alternative medicines""; ""A""; ""Acidophilus""; ""Aconite""; ""Agar""; ""Agrimony""; ""Alfalfa""; ""Allspice""; ""Aloe""; ""American Cranesbill""; ""Andrographis""; ""Androstenedione""; ""Angelica""; ""Anise""; ""Arnica""; ""Artichoke""; ""Ash""; ""Ashwagandha""; ""Astragalus""; ""Avens""; ""B""; ""Balsam of Peru""; ""Barberry""; ""Barley""; ""Basil""; ""Bay""; ""Bayberry""; ""Bearberry""

""Bee Pollen""""Benzoin""; ""Betel Palm""; ""Beth Root""; ""Betony""; ""Bilberry""; ""Birch""; ""Bistort""; ""Bitter Melon""; ""Bitter Orange""; ""Black Catechu""; ""Black Cohosh""; ""Black Haw""; ""Black Root""; ""Blessed Thistle""; ""Bloodroot""; ""Blue Cohosh""; ""Blue Flag""; ""Bogbean""; ""Boldo""; ""Boneset""; ""Borage""; ""Boswellia""; ""Brewer's Yeast""; ""Broom""; ""Buchu""; ""Buckthorn""; ""Bugleweed""; ""Burdock""; ""Butcher's Broom""; ""Butterbur""; ""C""; ""Cabbage""; ""Calumba""; ""Capsicum""; ""Caraway""; ""Cardamom""; ""Carline Thistle""; ""Cascara Sagrada""; ""Castor Bean""

""Catnip""""Cat's Claw""; ""Celandine""; ""Celery""; ""Centaury""; ""Chamomile""; ""Chaparral""; ""Chaste Tree""; ""Chaulmoogra Oil""; ""Chickweed""; ""Chicory""; ""Chinese Rhubarb""; ""Chitosan""; ""Chlorophyll""; ""Chocolate""; ""Chondroitin""; ""Chromium""; ""Cinnamon""; ""Clary""; ""Cloves""; ""Coenzyme Q10""; ""Coffee""; ""Cola Tree""; ""Colostrum""; ""Colt's Foot""; ""Comfrey""; ""Condurango""; ""Coriander""; ""Corkwood""; ""Corn Silk""; ""Corydalis""; ""Couch Grass""; ""Cowslip""; ""Cranberry""; ""Creatine Monohydrate""; ""Cucumber""; ""Cumin""; ""Cycladol""; ""D""; ""Daffodil""

""Daisy""""Damiana""; ""Dandelion""; ""Devil's Claw""; ""DHEA and DHEA-S""; ""Dill""; ""Dock, Yellow""; ""Dong Quai""; ""E""; ""Echinacea""; ""Elderberry""; ""Elecampane""; ""Ephedra""; ""Eucalyptus""; ""Eyebright""; ""F""; ""False Unicorn Root""; ""Fennel""; ""Fenugreek""; ""Feverfew""; ""Fig""; ""Figwort""; ""Flax""; ""Fo-Ti""; ""Fumitory""; ""G""; ""Galangal""; ""Gamma Butyrolactone""; ""Garcinia""; ""Garlic""; ""Gentian""; ""Ginger""; ""Ginkgo""; ""Ginseng""; ""Ginseng, Siberian""; ""Glucomannan""; ""Glucosamine""; ""Goat's Rue""; ""Goldenrod""; ""Goldenseal""; ""Gossypol""; ""Gotu Kola""

""Grapefruit Seed Extract""""Green Tea""; ""Ground Ivy""; ""Guarana""; ""Guggul""; ""Gum Arabic""; ""H""; ""Hawthorn""; ""Hellebore, American""; ""Hellebore, Black""; ""Hesperidin""; ""Hops""; ""Horehound""; ""Horse Chestnut""; ""Horseradish""; ""Horsetail""; ""Huperzine""; ""Hyssop""; ""I""; ""Ibogaine""; ""Iceland Moss""; ""Indigo""; ""Inosine""; ""Irish Moss""; ""J""; ""Jaborandi Tree""; ""Jamaican Dogwood""; ""Jambul""; ""Jimsonweed""; ""Jojoba""; ""Juniper""; ""K""; ""Karaya Gum""; ""Kava""; ""Kelp""; ""Kelpware""; ""Khat""; ""Khella""; ""Kudzu""; ""L""; ""Lady's Mantle""

""Lady's Slipper, Yellow""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4698-8087-3

OCLC:

908670399