Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide 3rd edition presents evidence-based information on the most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand. Organised alphabetically by common name, each herb or nutrient listed includes information such as daily intake, main actions/indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy, and more. INDICE: SECTION 1: HERBAL & NATURAL SUPPLEMENTSChapter 1: Introduction to Complementary MedicineChapter 2: Introduction to Herbal MedicineChapter 3: Introduction to Clinical NutritionChapter 4: Introduction to Aromatherapy Chapter5: Introduction to Food as Medicine SECTION 2: CLINICAL PRACTICE: Chapter 6: Introduction to Practice of Integrative Medicine Chapter 7: Safety and complementary medicine Chapter 8: Interactions with herbal and natural medicinesChapter 9: Preoperative Care: Considerations Chapter 10: Cancer and Safety of Complementary Medicines Chapter 11: Complementary Medicine and PregnancySECTION 3: MONOGRAPHS (A-Z) (Herbal monographs will be structured as follows)Herb NameCommon NameLatin binomial/classOther namesPlant part usedKey chemical componentsMain actionsOther actionsMain indications and evidenceOther usesDosage rangeAdverse reactionsSignificant interactionsContraindications and precautionsPregnancy usePractice pointsCommon questionsReferences(Nutrient monographs will be structured as follows)Nutrient NameBackground and relevant pharmacokineticsKey chemical compounds (where applicable) Food sources (where applicable) Deficiency signs and symptoms (where applicable) Main actionsOther actionsMain indications and evidenceOther indicationsDosage rangeToxicity (if known) Adverse reactionsSignificant interactionsContraindications and precautionsPregnancy usePractice pointsCommon questionsReferencesSECTION 4: APPENDICESBook onlyAppendix 1 - Glossary Appendix 2 - Herb/nutrient - drug interactionsAppendix 3 - Poisons information centresAppendix 4 - Teaching institutes, manufacturers and on-lineresources Appendix 5 - Guide to safe use of complementary medicine during preoperative period (table 1 from chapter 9). CD AppendicesAppendix 1 - Glossary Appendix 2 - Herb/nutrient - drug interactionsAppendix 3 - Poisons informationcentresAppendix 4 - Teaching institutes, manufacturers and on-line resources Appendix 5 - Guide to safe use of complementary medicine during preoperative period (table 1 from chapter 9). Appendix 6 - Clinical use and safety of vitamins and mineralsAppendix 7 - Evidence base for physiological activities of herbs and supplements
- ISBN: 978-0-7295-3910-4
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 900
- Fecha Publicación: 12/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés