Professionals Handbook of Complimentary & Alternative Medicines
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This fully updated Third Edition provides the latest worldwide research on every herbal agent in common use today. Monographs are based on the results of clinical studies, examining the existing... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1582552436
ISBN13:9781582552439
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Length:956 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 4.5" x 7.5"
Customer Reviews
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Best alternative medicine book I have read so far
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Best alternative medicine book I have read so far. I have a whole bookcase full of herbal books and this is the number one book. The book does not have any photos for identification. Of course, that is not the intent of the book. It is mainly written to show the chemically active ingredients of herbs. This to me is important.
Complementary & Alternative Medicines
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
The product is very good I can only give it the highest rating. Way too advanced for me at my stage of learning...but someday I plan to catch up to the book.
Great book for health care professionals!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is the most useful herbal I have come across. I am a primary care doctor and many of my patients have questions regarding "alternative medicines". This book lists hundreds of herbs! Each listing includes common trade names and forms, source, chemical components, actions, reported uses, dosage, adverse reactions, interactions, contraindications and precautions, special considerations, and points of interest. Any scientific studies are also presented and analyzed, and there are references at the end of each listing. There are useful tables at the back of the book summarizing drug interactions, herbal agents to avoid in pregnancy, potentially unsafe plants, therapeutic monitoring guidelines, and herbal agents listed as unsafe by the FDA. I would recommend this book to my fellow physicians, pharmacists, and alternative medicine practitioners who have a special interest in herbal medicines.
one of my most used texts: an essential, a gem
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
In day to day practice I probably refer to this book as much as many others combined: in our oncology centre about 40-60% of patients are using some form of alternative medicine. This book is better than the others I own (Mills phytotherapy, the german commission E monographs, Yang Chinese herbal medicines). This book is not intended as a prescription guide, but it is superb for evaluating a given preparation. It provides a quick summary of over 300 compounds: an introduction covering forms, components, actions and reported uses as well as standard dosing. This is followed by adverse reactions, interactions and precautions together with a commentary. This is where this little book stands out. My only disappointment with the book has been when the compound of interest does not appear within its covers: a lot is crammed into 800 odd pages though. However each edition has increased its coverage (so should you upgrade your edition: yes!!).
Excellent Professional Reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a one of a kind! The well-researched and in-depth science used makes it extremely handy when posed with questions about the most obscure alternative medicines. Dosing, drug interactions, side effects, and sources are all listed. Very handy.
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