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Herbs & natural supplements : an evidence-based guide. volume 2

Lesley Braun (Author), Marc Cohen (Author)
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
eBook, English, 2015
Fourth edition View all formats and editions
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, Sydney, New South Wales, 2015
Handbook
1 online resource (1379 pages)
9780729581738, 072958173X
909906882
Front cover; Herbs and Natural Supplements; Disclaimer; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Organisation of This Book; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Editors; Associate Editors; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface; Monographs; Adhatoda; Historical Note; Common Names; Other Names; Botanical Name/Family; Plant Parts Used; Chemical Components; Main Actions; Antitussive effects; Anti-inflammatory; Bronchodilator and antiasthmatic activity; Other Actions; Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity; Protection against radiation damage; Enzyme induction; Abortifacient; Antispasmodic. Nematocidal/anticestodal activityAntidiabetic activity; Other; Clinical Use; Cough; Asthma; Other Uses; Dosage Range; Adverse Reactions; Significant Interactions; Codeine and other antitussive drugs; References; Albizia; Historical Note; Common Name; Other Names; Botanical Name/Family; Plant Parts Used; Chemical Components; Main Actions; Anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic; Antibacterial; Antiprotozoal; Antiallergic; Altering neurotransmitter activity; Memory enhancement; Reduces male fertility; Other Actions; Clinical Use; Allergy and asthma; Other Uses; Dosage Range. Australian manufacturer recommendationsToxicity; Adverse Reactions; Significant Interactions; Barbiturates; Antihistamines and mast cell-stabilising drugs; Tricyclic and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant drugs; References; Aloe vera; Historical Note; Other Names; Botanical Name/Family; Plant Parts Used; Chemical Components; Main Actions; Assists in wound healing; Tests in animal models; Use with pharmaceutical agents; Antioxidant; Immunostimulant; Anti-inflammatory; Laxative; Antiulcer; Hypoglycaemic; Chemotherapeutic; Antimicrobial; Antiviral; Antifungal; Clinical Use. Skin conditionsBurns; Comparisons to silver sulfadiazine (SSD); Psoriasis; Genital herpes; Frostbite; Radiation-induced dermatitis; Leg ulcers; Acne; Diabetes; Glycaemic control; Cancer; Chemotherapy-induced oral and gastrointestinal mucositis; Oral submucous fibrosis; HIV; Gastrointestinal conditions; Irritable bowel syndrome; Ulcerative colitis; Dosage Range; Adverse Reactions; Significant Interactions; Hypoglycaemic agents; Digoxin; Laxatives; Topical cortisone preparations; Vitamins C and E; Paclitaxel and doxorubicin; References; Alpha lipoic acid; Historical Note; Other Names. Background and Relevant PharmacokineticsChemical structure; Pharmocokinetics and bioavailability of LA; Food Sources; Deficiency Signs and Symptoms; Main Actions; Mitochondrial energy metabolism; Antioxidant; Glucose uptake and metabolism; Endothelial function; Hypotensive; Anti-inflammatory; Neuroprotective; Hepatoprotective; Antiatherosclerotic; Cardioprotective; Other Actions; Metal chelation; Signal transduction; Cataract protection; Cancer; Prevention; Treatment; Neuromodulation; Radioprotection; Clinical Use; Diabetes; Insulin resistance; Diabetic polyneuropathy; Diabetic nephropathy