Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide 2Ed

Description

This book presents evidence-based information on the 120 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand. The guide is in alphabetical common name.It is for any healthcare provider. (2007)

Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide 2nd edition presents evidence-based information on the 120 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.

Features

Provides current, evidence-based information on herbal, nutritional and food supplements used in Australia and New Zealand
User-friendly, well indexed, and organised by A-Z herbal monographs, making information easy to find
Appendices offer important additional information for the safe use of herbal and nutritional supplements, including a list of poison centres, associations, manufacturers plus much more.
Clear and comprehensive tables including Herb/Natural Supplement – Drug Interactions and Pharmacological Actions of all Herbs and Natural Supplements listed
A glossary of terms

What's New

NEW chapters – Introduction to Food as Medicine; Introduction to Aromatherapy; Safety and Complementary Medicine; Preoperative Care to include new information on Anaesthesia implications.
20 NEW monographs to be added to the existing 100. arginine; citrus aurantium; colostrum; globe artichoke; olive leaf; psyllium; pygeum; beta carotene; cocoa; soy; bitter melon; Aesculus; glutamine; quercetin; iodine; noni; cinnamon; goldenseal; eucalyptus oil; flaxseed; zeaxanthin will also be added and incorporated into the lutein monograph.
Chapter 8, Interactions.., will contain NEW material on oncology drugs
A CD will be included with the new edition. This will include the monographs as well as some of the appendices. Much of the information in the appendices will link to the monographs and vice versa. For example, cross referencing the herb/nutrient – drug interactions will give more detailed information when required.

Contents
SECTION 1: HERBAL & NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Complementary Medicine
Chapter 2: Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Chapter 3: Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
Chapter 4: Introduction to Aromatherapy NEW
Chapter 5: Introduction to Food as Medicine NEW

SECTION 2: CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chapter 6: Introduction to Clinical Practice NEW
Chapter 7: Safety and complementary medicine NEW
Chapter 8: Interactions with herbal and natural medicines
Chapter 9: Preoperative Care: Considerations (includes NEW information on anaesthesia implications)
Chapter 10: Cancer and Complementary Medicines Safety

SECTION 3: MONOGRAPHS (A-Z)
(Herbal monographs will be structured as follows)
Herb Name
• Common Name
• Latin binomial/class
• Other names
• Plant part used
• Key chemical components
• Main actions
• Other actions
• Main indications and evidence
• Other uses
• Dosage range
• Adverse reactions
• Significant interactions
• Contraindications and precautions
• Pregnancy use
• Practice points
• Common questions
• References

(Nutrient monographs will be structured as follows)
Nutrient Name
• Background and relevant pharmacokinetics
• Key chemical compounds (where applicable)
• Food sources (where applicable)
• Deficiency signs and symptoms (where applicable)
• Main actions
• Other actions
• Main indications and evidence
• Other indications
• Dosage range
• Toxicity (if known)
• Adverse reactions
• Significant interactions
• Contraindications and precautions
• Pregnancy use
• Practice points
• Common questions
• References

SECTION 4: APPENDICES
Book only
Appendix 1 – Glossary
Appendix 2 – Herb/nutrient – drug interactions
Appendix 3 – Poisons information centres
Appendix 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).

CD Appendices
Appendix 1 – Glossary
Appendix 2 – Herb/nutrient – drug interactions
Appendix 3 – Poisons information centres
Appendix 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 minerals
Appendix 7 – Evidence base for physiological activities of herbs and supplements

Date reviewed

03/05/2007

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