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Abstract
This clinical guide and practical reference is ideal for those who use and combine liquid herbal remedies for the individual needs of the patient. With three introductory chapters, 125 monographs, and various glossaries and appendices, it covers the fundamental concepts of using liquid herbals, including how the remedies are made, quality issues, and dosage guidelines. The monographs include full prescribing information that covers actions, indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions, interactions, side effects, dosage, traditional usage, pharmacological research, clinical studies, and full references.
- Focuses solely on liquid herbal preparations — making it a must-have resource and the only book of its kind.
- Covers approximately 125 herb profiles in detail.
- Offers the widest range of research-backed information currently available on herbs.
- Begins with basic principles to give practitioners confidence in the accuracy and precision of their prescriptions.
- Written by one of the leading names in herbal medicine.
- Clinically relevant with quick access to dosage information, contraindications, and more.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Table of Contents | xi | ||
| Preface | v | ||
| Foreword | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| SECTION I: OVERVIEW | 1 | ||
| CHAPTER 1. Fundamental Concepts | 3 | ||
| WHY USE HERBAL LIQUIDS? | 3 | ||
| HOW HERBAL LIQUIDS ARE MADE | 4 | ||
| WHY ARE 1:2 HERBAL LIQUIDS GENERALLY RECOMMENDED? | 7 | ||
| GALENICAL EXTRACTS AND THE CONCEPT OF SYNERGY | 9 | ||
| QUALITY ISSUES FOR HERBAL LIQUIDS | 10 | ||
| DOSAGE ISSUES FOR HERBAL LIQUIDS | 18 | ||
| DOSE INFORMATION SUMMARY | 22 | ||
| PRESCRIPTION RECORDS AND DISPENSING | 23 | ||
| REFERENCES | 25 | ||
| CHAPTER 2. Formulating for the Individual Patient | 27 | ||
| A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH | 27 | ||
| THERAPEUTICS | 29 | ||
| TOPICAL USE OF LIQUID HERBS | 46 | ||
| REFERENCES | 47 | ||
| CHAPTER 3. How to Use the Monographs | 49 | ||
| COMMON NAMES | 49 | ||
| OTHER COMMON NAMES | 49 | ||
| BOTANICAL NAMES | 49 | ||
| FAMILY | 50 | ||
| PLANT PARTS USED | 50 | ||
| PRESCRIBING INFORMATION | 50 | ||
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION | 54 | ||
| REFERENCES | 55 | ||
| SECTION II: MONOGRAPHS | 57 | ||
| ALBIZIA | 59 | ||
| ALOE VERA | 61 | ||
| ANDROGRAPHIS | 65 | ||
| ARNICA | 70 | ||
| ASHWAGANDA | 73 | ||
| ASTRAGALUS | 77 | ||
| BACOPA | 80 | ||
| BAICAL SKULLCAP | 83 | ||
| BAPTISIA | 86 | ||
| BARBERRY AND INDIAN BARBERRY | 88 | ||
| BILBERRY | 93 | ||
| BLACK COHOSH | 96 | ||
| BLACK HAW | 100 | ||
| BLADDERWRACK | 103 | ||
| BLUE COHOSH | 106 | ||
| BLUE FLAG | 109 | ||
| BUCHU | 111 | ||
| BUGLEWEED | 113 | ||
| BUPLEURUM | 116 | ||
| BURDOCK | 118 | ||
| CALENDULA | 120 | ||
| CALIFORNIA POPPY | 124 | ||
| CASCARA | 127 | ||
| CAT'S CLAW | 131 | ||
| CELERY SEED | 134 | ||
| CHAMOMILE | 137 | ||
| CHASTE TREE | 142 | ||
| CHICKWEED | 147 | ||
| CINNAMON | 149 | ||
| CLEAVERS | 152 | ||
| CODONOPSIS | 154 | ||
| COLEUS | 156 | ||
| CORN SILK | 160 | ||
| COUCH GRASS | 162 | ||
| CRAMP BARK | 164 | ||
| CRANESBILL | 166 | ||
| CRATAEVA | 168 | ||
| DAMIANA | 171 | ||
| DANDELION | 173 | ||
| DEVIL'S CLAW | 178 | ||
| DONG QUAI | 182 | ||
| ECHINACEA | 185 | ||
| ELDER FLOWER | 191 | ||
| ELECAMPANE | 193 | ||
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS | 195 | ||
| EUPHORBIA | 199 | ||
| EYEBRIGHT | 202 | ||
| FALSE UNICORN | 204 | ||
| FENNEL | 206 | ||
| FENUGREEK | 210 | ||
| FEVERFEW | 219 | ||
| FRINGE TREE | 222 | ||
| GENTIAN | 224 | ||
| GINGER | 227 | ||
| GINKGO | 232 | ||
| GLOBE ARTICHOKE | 240 | ||
| GOAT'S RUE | 243 | ||
| GOLDEN ROD | 246 | ||
| GOLDEN SEAL | 250 | ||
| GOTU KOLA | 254 | ||
| GREATER CELANDINE | 261 | ||
| GRINDELIA | 265 | ||
| GYMNEMA | 267 | ||
| HAWTHORN | 270 | ||
| HEMIDESMUS | 275 | ||
| HOPS | 277 | ||
| HORSECHESTNUT | 281 | ||
| HORSETAIL | 285 | ||
| HYDRANGEA | 287 | ||
| JAMAICA DOGWOOD | 289 | ||
| KAVA | 291 | ||
| KOREAN GINSENG | 297 | ||
| LAVENDER | 304 | ||
| LEMON BALM | 308 | ||
| LICORICE | 312 | ||
| LIME FLOWERS | 318 | ||
| MARSHMALLOW | 321 | ||
| MEADOWSWEET | 324 | ||
| MILK THISTLE | 326 | ||
| MISTLETOE | 329 | ||
| MOTHERWORT | 331 | ||
| APPENDIX A: Dosage Summary Chart | 476 | ||
| APPENDIX B: Glossary of Herbal Actions | 481 | ||
| APPENDIX C: Glossary of Clinical Trial Terms | 486 | ||
| APPENDIX D: Herb Listing by Actions | 489 | ||
| APPENDIX E: Action Listing by Herbs | 493 | ||
| APPENDIX F: Herbs Possibly Contraindicated in Pregnancy | 497 | ||
| Index | 499 |