Braun Lesley, Cohen Marc (eds.) Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide

3rd edition. — Churchill Livingstone, 2010. — 1236 p. — ISBN: 978 0 7295 3910 4Herbs and Natural Supplements, 3rd Edition: An evidence-based guide presents evidence-based information on the 130 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand.This exhaustive textbook is organised alphabetically by each herb or nutrient’s common name. Herbs and nutrients are then accompanied by critical information such as daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more.This new edition of Herbs and Natural Supplements has been expanded with new chapters on pregnancy and wellness.It also features 10 new monographs for Arginine, Dunaliella, Elde, Goji, Pelargonium, Prebiotics, Red Yeast Rice, Rhodioloa, Shatavari and Taurine.Herbal and natural supplements
Introduction to complementary medicine
Introduction to herbal medicine
Introduction to clinical nutrition
Introduction to aromatherapy
Introduction to food as medicine
Clinical practice
Introduction to the practice of integrative medicine
Safety and complementary medicines
Interactions with herbal and natural medicines
Preoperative care: considerations
Cancer and safety of complementary medicines
Herbs and natural supplements in pregnancy
Introduction to wellness
Monographs
Adhatoda
Albizia
Aloe vera
Andrographis
l-Arginine
Astragalus
Baical skullcap
Beta-carotene
Bilberry
Bitter melon
Black cohosh
Brahmi
Calcium
Calendula
Carnitine
Celery
Chamomile
Chaste tree
Chickweed
Chitosan
Chondroitin
Chromium
Cinnamon
Cloves
Cocoa
Coenzyme Q10
Colostrum
Cranberry
Creatine
Damiana
Dandelion
Devil’s claw
Dong quai
Dunaliella salina
Echinacea
Elder
Eucalyptus
Evening primrose oil
Fenugreek
Feverfew