Herbs and Natural Supplements
Marc Cohen MBBS (Hons), PhD(Elec Eng), PhD(TCM), BMedSc(Hons), FAMAC, FICAE, Dip Ac, is Professor and Head of Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne; and President of the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA)
Lesley Braun BPharm, Dip App Sci Nat, Grad Dip Phyto, is a pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, lecturer and PhD candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne
Presents evidence-based information on the 120 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand. The guide, organised alphabetically by common name, is designed for professional health care providers and health science students with core or elective components in natural therapy. Each herb or nutrient listed has been fully updated and includes information such as daily intake, main actions/indications, adverse reactions and drug interactions, contraindications and precautions.
New Features
- Three new chapters — Introduction to Food as Medicine; Introduction to Aromatherapy; Safety and Complementary Medicine.
- Twenty new monographs added to the existing 100; new monographs include soy, cocoa, cinnamon, iodine, noni, beta carotene, olive leaf, Aesculus, quercitin and golden seal. Existing monographs have been extensively expanded.
- New material on oncology drugs and interactions with complementary medicines.
- A fully searchable CD-ROM containing all 120 monographs and selected appendices.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Herbal and Natural Supplements
- Introduction to Complementary Medicine
- Introduction to Herbal Medicine
- Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
- Introduction to Aromatherapy
- Introduction to Food as Medicine
Section 2: Clinical Practice
- Introduction to the Practice of Integrative Medicine
- Safety of Complementary Medicines
- Interactions with Herbal and Natural Medicines
- Preoperative Care: Considerations
- Cancer and Safety of Complementary Medicines
Monographs
Adhatoda, Albizia, Aloe vera, Andrographis, Astragalus, Baical skullcap, Beta-carotene, Bilberry, Bitter melon, Black cohosh, Brahmi, Calcium, Calendula, Carnitine, Celery, Chamomile, Chaste tree, Chickwee, Chitosan, Chondroitin, Chromium, Cinnamon, Citrus aurantium, Cloves, Cocoa, Coensyme Q10, Colostrum, Cranberry, Creatine, Damiana, Dandelion, Devil’s claw, Dong quai, Echinacea, Eucalyptus, Evening primrose oil, Fenugreek, Feverfew, Fish oils, Flaxseed oil, Folate, Garlic, Gentian, Ginger, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng — Korean, Ginseng — Siberian, Globe artichoke, Glucosamine, L-Glutamine, Goldenrod, Goldenseal, Grapeseed extract, Green tea, Guarana, Gymnema sylvestre, Hawthorn, Honey, Hops, Horse chestnut, Horseradish, Iodine, Iron, Kava kava, Lavender, Lemon balm, Licorice, Lutein and Seaxanthin, Lycopene, L-Lysine, Magnesium, Meadowsweet, Mullein, Myrrh, NZ green-lipped mussel, Noni, Oats, Olive, Passionflower, Peppermint, Perilla, Policosanol, Probiotics, Psyllium, Pygeum, Quercetin, Raspberry leaf, Red clover, Rosemary, Sage, St John’s wort, St Mary’s thistle, SAMe, Saw Palmetto, Schisandra, Selenium, Shark cartilage, Slippery elm, Soy, Stinging nettle, Tea tree oil, Thyme, Tribulus, Turmeric, Tyrosine, Valerian, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1 — Riboflavin, Vitamin B3 — Niacin, Vit B5 — Pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Wild yam, Willowbark, Withania, Zinc
Appendices
- Glossary and Abbreviations
- Herb/nutrient-drug interactions
- Poisons information centres
- Resources: Training, Manufacturers and Information
- Guide to the Safe Use of Complementary Medicines During the Preoperative Period
ISBN 978 0 7295 3796 4 791 pages Churchill Livingstone