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.
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