Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2 , 4th Edition

Description

Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two-volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements.

The second volume provides current, evidence-based monographs on the 132 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements. Organised alphabetically, each monograph includes daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more.

Reviews

"This is a comprehensive and reputable resource on herbal products and nutrients for clinicians who interact with [the increasing number of] patients who use alternative medicine." -Melissa M. Ranieri, BS, PharmD (Temple University School of Pharmacy) Doody Score: 100 – 5 Stars

Key Features

• Recommended by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as an evidence-based reference works (print) that pharmacists are meant to have access to when dispensing
• Contributed content from naturopaths, GPs, pharmacists, and herbalists
• Useful in a clinical setting as well as a reference book.
• It provides up-to-date evidence on the latest research impacting on herbal and natural medicine by top leaders in Australia within the fields of Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine and Natural Medicine

Companion Products

• Essential Herbs and Natural Supplements

Related Titles

• Essential Herbs and Natural Supplements

Readership

Pharmacy students, Pharmacists, Naturopath/Herbal Medicine students, Naturopath, Herbal Medicine practitioners

Table of Contents

Adhatodha

Albizzia

Aloe vera

Alpha lipoic acid

Andrographis

Astragalus

Baical skullcap

Bergamot

Beta-carotene

Bilberry

Bitter melon

Bitter Orange/citrus aurantium

Black cohosh

Brahmi

Calcium

Calendula

Carnitine

Celery

Chaste tree (Vitex)

Chickweed

Chitosan

Chondroitin

Chromium

Cinnamon

Cloves

Cocoa

Coenzyme Q10

Colostrum

Coriolus versicolor

Cranberry

Creatine

Damiana

Dandelion

Devil’s claw

Dunaliella salina

Echinacea

Elder

Eucalyptus

Fenugreek

Feverfew

Fish oils

Flaxseed oil

Folate

Garlic

Gentian

Ginger

Ginkgo biloba

Ginseng — Korean

Globe artichoke

Glucosamine

Goji

Goldenrod

Goldenseal

Grapeseed

Green tea

Guarana

Gymnema

Hawthorn

Honey

Hops

Horse chestnut

Horseradish

Iodine

Iron

Kava

L-arginine

Lavender

Lemon balm

L-Glutamine

Licorice

L-Lysine

Lutein and zeaxanthin

Maca

Magnesium

Meadowsweet

Mullein

Myrrh

New Zealand green-lipped mussel

Nigella

Noni

Oats

Passionflower

Pelargonium

Peppermint

Perilla

Policosanol

Prebiotics

Probiotics

Psyllium

Pygeum

Quercetin

Raspberry leaf

Red clover

Red rice yeast extract

Rhodiola

Rosehip

Rosemary

S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe)

Saffron

Sage

Saw palmetto

Schisandra

Selenium

Shark cartilage

Shatavari

Siberian Ginseng

Slippery elm

Soy

St John’s Wort

St Mary’s thistle

Stinging nettle

Taurine

Tea tree

Thyme

Tribulus

Tulsi

Turmeric

Tyrosine

Valerian

Vitamin A

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B2 — riboflavin

Vitamin B5 — pantothenic acid

Vitamin B6

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Wild Yam

Willowbark

Withania

Zinc

Author Information

By Lesley Braun, PhD, BPharm, DipAppSciNat, Associate Professor of Integrative Medicine (Hon) National institute of Complementary Medicine, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia Senior Research Fellow (Hon), Monash/Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre, VIC, Australia and Marc Cohen, MBBS(Hons), PhD, BMedSc(Hons), FAMAC, FICAE, Professor at School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne