Herb-drug interactions in oncology / Barrie R. Cassileth, K. Simon Yeung, Jyothirmai Gubili.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassileth, Barrie R.

Contributor:

Yeung, K. Simon.

Gubili, Jyothirmai.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug-herb interactions.

Tumors--Treatment.

Tumors.

Medicinal plants.

Oncology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (787 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Medical ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book provides science-based information about herbal remedies, other dietary supplements, and non-mainstream products promoted as cancer treatments for the medical community. Each herb or remedy description is accompanied by information as to its origin, most common uses, benefits, and risks/dangers. The book will provide detailed information on over 250 remedies and describes their constituents, mechanisms of action, adverse reactions, pharmacokinetics, and contraindications. Information on each herb or other remedy was developed through careful and critical reviews of research conducted by experts in pharmacy, botanicals, and complementary therapies. Each herb or product is described in terms of the following sections: common name, scientific name, key words, clinical summary, herbal constituents, warnings, mechanisms of action, usage, adverse reactions, drug interactions, dosage, literature summary and critique, and notes. This book has the look and feel of a fine field guide to medicinal plants, thanks to the beautiful drawings by Angela Donato, and it will be of interest to a wide audience beyond the medical specialists, including cancer patients.

Contents:

""Front matter ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface & Dedication ""; ""714X to Artemisia Annua ""; ""714X""; ""Acai Berry""; ""N-acetylcysteine (NAC)""; ""Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC)""; ""Acupuncture""; ""Agaricus""; ""Alfalfa""; ""Aloe Vera""; ""Alpha-Lipoic Acid""; ""Amygdalin""; ""Andrographis""; ""Antineoplastons""; ""Arginine""; ""ArginMax""; ""Arnica""; ""Artemisia annua""; ""Ashwagandha to Dandelion ""; ""Ashwagandha""; ""Astragalus""; ""Avlimil""; ""Ayurveda""; ""Bee Pollen""; ""Beta-Carotene""; ""Beta-elemene""; ""Bilberry Fruit""; ""BioResonance Therapy""; ""Biotin""

""Bitter Melon""""Black Cohosh""; ""Bladder Wrack""; ""Bloodroot""; ""Blue-Green Algae""; ""Borage""; ""Boswellia""; ""Bovine Cartilage""; ""Bovine Colostrum""; ""Bromelain""; ""Bupleurum""; ""Burdock""; ""Butcher's Broom""; ""Butterbur""; ""Calcium""; ""Calcium Glucarate""; ""Calendula""; ""Camu-Camu""; ""CanCell®""; ""Capsaicin""; ""Carnitine""; ""Cascara""; ""Cat's Claw""; ""Cayenne""; ""Cellect""; ""Cellfood""; ""Cesium Chloride""; ""Chamomile (German)""; ""Chaparral""; ""Chasteberry""; ""Chinese Asparagus""; ""Chitosan""; ""Cholesterol Spinach""; ""Chromium""; ""Chrysanthemum""

""Cinnamon""""Coenzyme Q10""; ""Colloidal Silver""; ""Comfrey""; ""Conjugated Linoleic Acid""; ""Controlled Amino Acid Th erapy ( CAAT)""; ""Coral Calcium""; ""Cordyceps""; ""Coriolus versicolor""; ""Cranberry""; ""Croton lechleri""; ""Damiana""; ""Dandelion""; ""DHEA to Glucosamine ""; ""Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)""; ""Devil's Claw""; ""Di Bella Multitherapy""; ""Dimethylglycine (DMG)""; ""Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)""; ""Dong Quai""; ""Echinacea""; ""Ellagic acid""; ""Emblica officinalis""; ""Ephedra""; ""Epimedium""; ""Essiac""; ""Evening Primrose Oil""; ""Fenugreek""; ""Feverfew""

""Flaxseed""""Folate""; ""Forskolin""; ""Fucoidan""; ""Garlic""; ""Genistein Combined Polysaccharide (GCP)""; ""Germanium""; ""Gerson Regimen""; ""Ginger""; ""Ginkgo""; ""Ginseng (American)""; ""Ginseng (Asian)""; ""Glehnia""; ""Glucosamine""; ""Glutamine to Magnesium ""; ""Glutamine""; ""Glyconutrients""; ""Goldenseal""; ""Gotu Kola""; ""Grape Seed""; ""Graviola""; ""Green Tea""; ""Guarana""; ""Guggul""; ""Haelan""; ""Hawthorn""; ""HMB""; ""Homeopathy""; ""Hoodia""; ""Hops""; ""Horse Chestnut""; ""Hoxsey Herbal Therapy""; ""Huanglian""; ""Hydrazine Sulfate""; ""Indirubin""

""Indole-3-carbinol""""Inositol Hexaphosphate""; ""Insulin Potentiation Therapy""; ""Isatis Leaf""; ""Isatis Root""; ""Juice Plus""; ""Kava""; ""Kombucha""; ""Kudzu""; ""Lavender""; ""Lentinan""; ""Licorice""; ""Ligustrum lucidum""; ""d-limonene""; ""Lobelia""; ""Lutein""; ""Lycium""; ""Lycopene""; ""Maca""; ""Magnesium""; ""Magnet Therapy to Pau D'arco ""; ""Magnet Therapy""; ""Maitake""; ""Mangosteen""; ""Maroon Bush""; ""Massage Therapy""; ""Mate""; ""Mediterranean Diet""; ""Melatonin""; ""Metabolic Therapies""; ""MGN-3""; ""MICOM""; ""Milk Thistle""; ""Mistletoe (European)""

""Music Therapy""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60795-121-5

OCLC:

923337516