This is a comprehensive modern textbook of the principles and practice of herbal medicine. The book provides a detailed, practical and researched-based approach to the use of herbal treatments in a wide variety of clinical conditions and problems.

In particular, this textbook reference gives:

• A clear description of the principles and foundation for the practice of phytotherapy.
• In-depth and detailed profiles of over 40 herbs, reviewing pharmacology, research and traditional use.
• Therapeutics for actual disease states, supported by case histories.
• Coverage of challenging issues such as dosage, safety and drug-herb interactions.

Contents

Foreword — Preface — Introduction — Background and Strategies — Herbal Therapeutic Systems — Principles of Herbal Pharmacology — Principles of Herbal Treatment — Validating Herbal Therapeutics — Optimising Safety — Practical Clinical Guides — Dosage and Dosage Forms in Herbal Medicine — A Systematic Approach to Herbal Prescribing — Herbal Approaches to Pathological States — Herbal Approaches to System Dysfunction — Materia Medica — Introduction — Herb Monographs — Andrographis — Arnica Flowers — Astragalus — Bearberry — Berberis Bark and Hydrastis Root — Bilberry Fruit — Black Cohosh — Buchu — Bupleurum — Chamomile, German Chaste Tree — Chelidonium — Citrus Seed Extract — Devils Claw — Dong Quai — Echinacea — Evening Primrose Oil — Eyebright — Fennel Fruit — Feverfew — Ginger — Ginkgo — Ginseng — Globe Artichoke — Hawthorn — Horsechestnut Seed — Kava — Licorice — Meadowsweet — Melilotus — Nettle — Pau D’Arco — Peppermint — Poke Root — Rehmannia — Saw Palmetto — Siberian Ginseng — St John’s Wort — St Mary’s Thistle — Thyme — Turmeric — Valerian — Witchhazel — Withania — Index.

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