| Description |
xvii, 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Robert E. Rakel -- Ch. 1. Herbal Medications Interface with Conventional Medicine: An Overview / Lucinda G. Miller -- Ch. 2. Renal Implications of Herbal Remedies / M. E. Blair Holbein and James P. Knochel -- Ch. 3. Hepatic Effects of Herbal Remedies / William R. Hamilton and Sidney J. Stohs -- Ch. 4. Herbal Medicines for Colds and Flu / Wallace J. Murray -- Ch. 5. Herbal Medications for Gastrointestinal Problems / Wallace J. Murray -- Ch. 6. Herbal Medications and Nutraceuticals Used to Treat Rheumatoid or Osteoarthritis / Jan V. Beckwith -- Ch. 7. Herbal Medications, Nutraceuticals, and Diabetes / Lucinda G. Miller -- Ch. 8. Herbal Medications, Nutraceuticals, and Hypertension / Lucinda G. Miller and Louis A. Kazal, Jr. -- Ch. 9. Nutraceuticals for Management of Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis / Paul W. Jungnickel -- Ch. 10. Asthma: A Review of Diagnostic, Pharmacotherapeutic, and Herbal Issues / John G. Prichard and Lucinda G. Miller |
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Ch. 11. Herbal Medications, Nutraceuticals, and Anxiety and Depression / Teri L. Gabel -- Ch. 12. Herbal Medicine and Substance Abuse / Marsha Cline Holleman -- Ch. 13. Common Herbal Products Used in Cancer Prevention and Treatment / Timothy R. McGuire -- Ch. 14. Herbal Medicinals for Dermatologic Uses / Stephen Gillespie -- Ch. 15. Gynecological and Obstetric Concerns Regarding Herbal Medicinal Use / Larry Kincheloe -- Ch. 16. Specific Toxicological Considerations of Selected Herbal Products / Lucinda G. Miller and Wallace J. Murray -- Ch. 17. The History of Herbs in the United States: Legal and Regulatory Perspectives / Mark Blumenthal and Loren D. Israelsen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Functional foods.
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Herbal Medicine.
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Drug Interactions.
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal.
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Drug Interactions.
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal.
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Herbal Medicine.
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| Author |
Miller, Lucinda G.
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Murray, Wallace J.
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| LC no. |
98012043 |
| ISBN |
0789004666 (hard : alk. paper) |
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0789004674 (paperback) |
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