This is the ideal book for practitioners who need up-to-date clinical trial information on key herbs. The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs provides everything you need to know about the safe and effective use of medicinal herbs. Published by the American Botanical Council (ABC), the book contains comprehensive, up-to-date, scientifically based information on 29 herbs and 13 proprietary herbal products. Each herb analysis includes an extensively referenced therapeutic Monograph, a 2-page Clinical Overview for quick reference, and a 1-page Patient Information Sheet for the health professional to copy and give to patients. Pharmacological activity, herb-drug interactions, adverse effects, preparations, dosage, name brands, regulations, and detailed tables of clinical studies, are all accurately presented in this important educational guidebook. Even if you never incorporate herbal medicine into your own treatment practices, the fact is that many patients today are using herbal health remedies on their own. Therefore, it is essential to know as much as possible about herbal products, their uses and safety, and their clinical applications.

Features

• In depth data — thorough and detailed information for the most popular herbs and herbal products
• More than 40 tables of clinical studies
• Incorporation of science based and traditional information
• Standardized and regimented layout ensures quick and easy access to information.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Acknowledgements, Underwriters, General Notice and Disclaimer, Introduction, Herb Chapters: Clinical Overviews, Patient Sheets and Single Herb Monographs: Bilberry / Black Cohosh / Cat’s Claw / Cayenne / Chamomile / Chaste Tree / Cranberry / Echinacea / Eleuthero / Ephedra / Evening Primrose Oil / Feverfew / Flaxseed / Garlic / Ginger / Ginkgo / Ginseng, American / Ginseng, Asian / Goldenseal / Hawthorn / Horse Chestnut / Kava Kava / Licorice / Milk Thistle / Peppermint / Saw Palmetto / St. Johns Wort / Tea, Black/Green / Valerian, Proprietary Products Introduction, Monopreparations, Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark Extract), Multi-Herb Products, Alluna / Enteroplant / Esberitox / Euvegal forte / Hochu-ekki-to / Hova / Liv. 52 / Nutrilite Padma Basic, 28 / Phytodolor / Prostagutt forte / Resistan / Sinupret. Appendices: Contributors — General Reference List — Cross References — Primary Uses — Contraindications —Pregnancy and Lactation — Adverse Effects — Herb Drug Interactions — Table of Clinically Tested Brands by Herb — Table of Company Contact — Information for Commercial Products Used in Clinical Studies — Interpreting Product Labels — Market Report — Abbreviations and Symbols Glossary.