The latest must-have text for your clinic

This long-anticipated text, with a foreword by Simon Mills, lives up to all expectations. Aviva Romm has assembled contributions by leading herbalists including Amanda McQuade Crawford, David Hoffmann, Christopher Hobbs, Isla Burgess, Linda Ryan and Australian practitioners Ruth Trickey and Angela Hywood. The book covers the health care and treatment of women according to the changes and conditions that occur within the context of major life cycles. After first exploring key fundamental concepts in a comprehensive manner, it continues with detailed discussions of puberty, menarche, gynaecological and menstrual health, fertility, the childbearing cycle and finishes with the menopausal years. A key feature is the patient teaching guides, such as how to perform breast self-examination or effectively do pelvic floor exercise.

Features

• The most comprehensive text in the field.
• Expert author Aviva Romm combines her experience as a midwife, herbalist, and now medical doctor, for a fully integrated approach to medical and herbal interventions.
• Plant profiles include principle uses, clinical indications, and safety information on the 10 most commonly used herbs for women's health.
• Detailed illustrations and professional plant photographs enable you to identify herbs visually as well as by substance make-up.
• The specialised focus on women's health and herbal medicine provides the detailed information you need for treating women at any stage of life.
• Content on over 150 herbs for over 35 different conditions make this an up-to-date resource for current, evidence-based information.
• Appendices on common botanical names, quick dose reference charts, adverse interactions, and herbal medicine resources offer practical information at a glance.
• Over 30 expert contributors with a combination of practical experience as clinicians and teachers provide a unique, clinically-based perspective.

Table of Contents

Part One: Foundations of Botanical Medicine

1. Botanical Medicines, CAM, and Integrative Medicine: Definitions and Use Prevalence 2. History of Herbal Medicines for Women 3. Fundamental Principles of Herbal Medicine 4. Guidelines for Herbal Medicine Use

Part Two: General Gynecologic and Menstrual Health Concerns
5. Menstrual Wellness and Menstrual Problems 6. Endocrine Disorders and Adrenal Support 7. Conditions of the Reproductive Organs 8. Vaginal Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 9. Urinary Complaints 10. Breast Cancer

Part Three: Fertility and the Childbearing Cycle
11. Pregnancy and Botanical Medicine Use and Safety 12. Fertility Challenges 13. Pregnancy: First Trimester 14. Pregnancy: Second Trimester 15.Pregnancy: Third Trimester 16. Labor and Birth 17. The Post Partum 18. Breastfeeding and Botanical Medicine

Part Four: The Menopausal Years
19. Menopausal Health

Part Five: Plant Profiles
Black cohosh, Blue cohosh, Chaste tree, Dong quai, Ginger, Kava kava, Red clover, St. John's wort, Uva ursi, Wild yam, Summary table of herbs for women’s health

Appendix 1
Appendix 1: Common and Botanical Medicine Names Quick Reference Dose Chart