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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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Pref ace xi; Chap ter 1. Herbal Med i cine and the Internet 1; Herbal In for ma tion Re sources 1; Herbal In for ma tion and the Internet 2; How Sta ble Are Herbal Web Sites? 3; Web Sites for Eval u ating Internet Ma te rial 5; Chap ter 2. An Herbal Re nais sance 7; Herbalism in the United States 7; Web Site Re sources for Herbal Texts 9; Chap ter 3. Iden ti fi ca tion, Cul ti va tion, and Con ser va tion: Bo tan i cal and Ag ri cul tural Re sources 19; What Is an Herb? 19; Plant Names and Plant Tax on omy 19; The Im por tance of Cor rect Plant Iden ti fi ca tion 21 |
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Web Sites Pro viding Bo tan i cal, Con ser va tion, and Cul ti va tion Data 22Chap ter 4. The Tra di tional Herb al ist Move ment and the U.S. Herbal In dus try 35; The Herb al ist Ap proach to Health 35; Herbal Prod ucts and Man u fac turers 36; Web Sites of Prac ticing Herb al ists and U.S. Herbal Or ga ni za tions 37; Chap ter 5. Herbal As so ci a tions and Or ga ni za tions 45; Herbal Or ga ni za tions in the United States and Eu rope 45; Web Sites of Pro fes sional Herbal Or ga ni za tions 46; Chap ter 6. The Mainstreaming of Herbal Med i cine 55 |
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Uni ver sity-Af fil i ated, Non profit, and Other Re search In sti tu tions 55Web Sites of Herbal Re search In sti tu tions 57; Chap ter 7. Tra di tional Med i cine, Folk lore, and Ethnobotany 69; Tra di tional Med i cine and Herbal Rem edies 69; Traditional Chi nese, Ti betan, and Ayurvedic Med i cine 70; Ethnobotany 71; Herbal Folk lore 71; Web Sites Fo cusing on Tra di tional Herbal Med i cine 72; Chap ter 8. Laws, Reg u la tions, and Stan dards 83; Drug Laws and Reg u la tions 83; The Di etary Sup ple ment Health and Ed u ca tion Act (DSHEA) of 1994 84 |
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Con sis tency and Stan dard iza tion 84Eu rope and Ger many™s Com mis sion E Mono graphs 85; Web Sites of Gov ern ment and Pri vate Reg u la tory Agencies 87; Chap ter 9. Clin i cal Ev i dence and Clin i cal Trials 97; Do Herbs Work? 97; Ev i dence-Based Med i cine (EBM) 98; Web Sites Pro viding In for ma tion on Clin i cal Ev i dence and Trials 99; Chap ter 10. Ad verse Ef fects, Ad verse Re ac tions, and Drug In ter ac tions 105; Herbal Rem edies Are Not Risk Free 105; Web Sites That Dis cuss Ad verse Herb Re ac tions and Drug-Herb In ter ac tions 106 |
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Chap ter 11. Quack ery, Health Fraud, and Con sumer Pro tec tion 111Con flicts Be tween Allopathic Med i cine and Herb al ists 111; Health Fraud and Quack ery 112; Web Sites Ded i cated to Con sumer Ed u ca tion and Aware ness 113; Chap ter 12. In for ma tion for Con sumers and Pa tients 119; The Internet and Health Care 119; Web Sites Serv ing As Gate ways to Re li able Herbal In for ma tion 120; Chap ter 13. MEDLINE and Other On line In dexes/ Da ta bases 127; Med i cal In for ma tion and the In for ma tion Ex plo sion 127; The Lit er a ture on CAM 128 |
| Summary |
A comprehensive guide to using the Internet for research into all aspects of herbal medicine!This valuable and timely book will help you navigate the sea of information about herbs and herbal remedies on the Internet. In recent years, alternative medicine has come to the forefront of American culture. As editor David J. Owen points out, & |
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Title details screen |
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Computer network resources -- Directories
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Herbal Medications.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- General.
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Directories
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429246708 |
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0429246706 |
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9781466529403 |
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1466529407 |
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9781000065121 |
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100006512X |
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