Herbal Medicine in Andrology: An Evidence-based Update provides a comprehensive overview of ethnomedical approaches in andrology, including ethnopharmacology of plant extracts and relevant bioactive compounds. It highlights information on the availability of medicinal plants and the legal and procedural processes involved in developing a marketable product. This reference helps clinicians and scientists develop an understanding on how herbal medicine can be used to treat andrological patients in practice. Only a limited number of journal articles are available on this topic, making this reference a valuable source of information for a large audience, including urologists, andrologists, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists and basic scientists. Provides essential evidence-based information about herbal medicineOffers an ethnopharmacological background on bioactive compounds in certain plant extractsEducates the basic scientist and clinician on the use of herbal medicines in andrologyProvides an update to recent advances on herbal medicine in andrology from world experts INDICE: 1. Herbal medicine: an introduction to its history 2. Herbal pharmacognosy: an introduction 3. Basic herbal pharmacology 4. Overview on the clinical presentation and indications 5. Herbal medicine use to treat andrological problems 6. Quality control, extraction methods and standardization: Interface between traditional use and scientific investigation 7. Legal regulations for the use of herbal remedies 8. Herbal medicine and drug interaction 9. Current status of integration of herbal medicines in clinical practice and possible development of the market 10. Evaluation of the level of evidence 11. Epilogue
- ISBN: 978-0-12-815565-3
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2020
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés