Botanical medicines : the desk reference for major herbal supplements / Dennis J. McKenna, Kenneth Jones, Kerry Hughes, with Sheila Humphrey.
- McKenna, Dennis J., 1950-
- Date:
- 2011
- Books
About this work
Description
"This informative book provides up-to-date information on thirty-four of the most popular dietary supplements used in North America and Europe. Each entry includes the supplement's history and its traditional uses, botanical information, therapeutic applications, the results of studies, and more. The book also discusses recommended dosage, safety profiles, side effects, contraindications, drug interactions, safety recommendations during pregnancy and lactation, and other special precautions that users should - and may not - be aware of."--Jacket.
Publication/Creation
New York : Routledge, 2011.
Physical description
xx, 1,138 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition
Second edition.
Notes
First published by Haworth Herbal Press, 2002, this edition published 2011 by Routledge.
Contents
Ch. 1. Astragalus -- Ch. 2. Bilberry -- Ch. 3. Black cohosh -- Ch. 4. Capsicum -- Ch. 5. Cat's claw -- Ch. 6. Chamomile -- Ch. 7. Cordyceps -- Ch. 8. Cranberry -- Ch. 9. Dong Quai -- Ch. 10. Echinacea -- Ch. 11. Eleuthero -- Ch. 12. Ephedra (Ma Huang) -- Ch. 13. Evening primrose oil -- Ch. 14. Feverfew -- Ch. 15. Garlic -- Ch 16. Ginger -- Ch. 17. Ginkgo biloba -- Ch. 18. Ginseng -- Ch. 19. Goldenseal -- Ch. 20. Grape seed -- Ch. 21. Green tea -- Ch. 22. Hawthorn -- Ch. 23. Horse chestnut -- Ch. 24. Kava -- Ch. 25. Licorice -- Ch. 26. Milk thistle -- Ch. 27. Red yeast rice -- Ch. 28. Reishi -- Ch. 29. Saw palmetto -- Ch. 30. Schisandra -- Ch. 31. St. John's Wort -- Ch. 32. Uva ursi -- Ch. 33. Valerian -- Ch. 34. Vitex.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionQU39 2011M15bOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780789012654
- 0789012650