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Abstract
A must-have health companion for herbalists, naturopaths, complementary medicine practitioners and students
Herbs and Natural Supplements, 3rd Edition: An evidence-based guide presents evidence-based information on the 130 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand.
This exhaustive textbook is organised alphabetically by each herb or nutrient’s common name. Herbs and nutrients are then accompanied by critical information such as daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more.
This new edition of Herbs and Natural Supplements has been expanded with new chapters on pregnancy and wellness.
It also features 10 new monographs for Arginine, Dunaliella, Elde, Goji, Pelargonium, Prebiotics, Red Yeast Rice, Rhodioloa, Shatavari and Taurine.
• provides current, evidence-based information on herbal, nutritional and food supplements used in Australia and New Zealand
• is user-friendly and easily organised by easy-to-find A-Z herbal monographs
• appendices offering important additional information for the safe use of herbal and nutritional supplements, including a list of poison information centres, associations, manufacturers and more
• offers clear, comprehensive tables including herb/natural supplement - drug interactions
• lists the pharmacological actions of all herbs and natural supplements
• a glossary of terms relevant to herbs and natural supplements
• two comprehensive new chapters: Herbs and Natural Supplements in Pregnancy and Introduction to Wellness
• all chapters completely updated and expanded
• ten new monographs taking the total to 130
• now also available as an eBook! A code inside Herbs and Natural Supplements, 3rd Edition: An evidence-based guide enables a full text download, allowing you to browse and search electronically, make notes and bookmarks in the electronic files and highlight material
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover\r | Cover | ||
| Herbs&Natural Supplements An evidence-based guide 3RD EDITION\r | iii | ||
| Copyright\r | iv | ||
| CONTENTS | v | ||
| ORGANISATION OF THIS BOOK | vii | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | viii | ||
| ABOUT THE AUTHORS | ix | ||
| CONTRIBUTORS | xi | ||
| REVIEWERS | xiv | ||
| CHAPTER 1\rINTRODUCTION TO COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE | 1 | ||
| WHAT IS COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE? | 1 | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE IN AUSTRALIA | 2 | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE IN NEW ZEALAND | 4 | ||
| THE MEDICAL SPECTRUM | 4 | ||
| HERBAL MEDICINES AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS | 5 | ||
| PRODUCT QUALITY AND REGULATION | 6 | ||
| EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE | 8 | ||
| FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN DECISION MAKING | 12 | ||
| CHAPTER 2\rINTRODUCTION TO\rHERBAL MEDICINE | 14 | ||
| HERBS, DRUGS AND PHYTOCHEMICALS | 15 | ||
| PHARMACOGNOSY | 15 | ||
| CHEMICAL COMPLEXITY | 15 | ||
| CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS VERSUS HERBALISM | 19 | ||
| PRODUCT VARIATION AND STANDARDISATION | 19 | ||
| STANDARDISATION | 20 | ||
| HERBAL SAFETY | 21 | ||
| CHAPTER 3\rINTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL NUTRITION | 23 | ||
| CONSEQUENCES OF POOR NUTRITION | 23 | ||
| FOOD UNDER THE MICROSCOPE | 24 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES | 26 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL GENOMICS | 31 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION | 32 | ||
| CHAPTER 4\rINTRODUCTION TO AROMATHERAPY | 36 | ||
| HISTORICAL OVERVIEW | 36 | ||
| AROMATHERAPYPRACTICE MODELS | 37 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY IN PRACTICE | 43 | ||
| CHAPTER 5\rINTRODUCTION TO FOOD AS MEDICINE | 47 | ||
| FUNCTIONAL FOODS | 47 | ||
| SUPPLEMENTS VERSUS FOOD | 51 | ||
| INDIVIDUALISING FOOD | 51 | ||
| FOOD QUALITY ISSUES | 52 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF USING FOOD AS MEDICINE | 57 | ||
| CHAPTER 6\rINTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 67 | ||
| HOLISM AND THE INDIVIDUAL | 68 | ||
| BIAS IN MEDICAL DECISION MAKING | 70 | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE PRODUCTS | 71 | ||
| EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE | 74 | ||
| A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH | 75 | ||
| INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION | 76 | ||
| PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION | 77 | ||
| SUMMARY POINTS | 78 | ||
| CHAPTER 7\rSAFETY OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES | 80 | ||
| A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICATION SAFETY | 80 | ||
| WHAT IS SAFETY? | 82 | ||
| REGULATION AND PRODUCT INFORMATION | 85 | ||
| ADR INCIDENCE | 87 | ||
| CASE REPORTS AND POST-MARKETING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS | 88 | ||
| FACTORS THAT MAKE AN ADR MORE LIKELY | 89 | ||
| STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTINGAND LIMITING ADRs | 90 | ||
| THE RATIONAL USE OF HERBALAND NATURAL MEDICINES | 91 | ||
| CHAPTER 8\rINTERACTIONS WITH HERBAL\rAND NATURAL MEDICINES | 94 | ||
| INTERACTION MECHANISMS | 94 | ||
| PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE | 104 | ||
| TWO MEDICINES REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTION | 107 | ||
| DIGOXIN | 107 | ||
| WARFARIN | 108 | ||
| THE RATIONAL USE OF HERBALAND NATURAL MEDICINES | 110 | ||
| CHAPTER 9\rPREOPERATIVE\rCARE: CONSIDERATIONS | 113 | ||
| EXTENT OF CM USE | 113 | ||
| ASSESSING POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS | 114 | ||
| SAFETY, SIDE EFFECTSAND INTERACTIONS WITHOTHER MEDICINES | 115 | ||
| INTERACTIONS WITH MEDICINES COMMONLY USEDDURING SURGERY | 119 | ||
| ANALGESICS | 120 | ||
| ANAESTHETICS | 120 | ||
| RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE HIGH-RISK SURGERY | 121 | ||
| PATIENT-CENTRED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT DURING PERIOPERATIVE CARE | 121 | ||
| CHAPTER 10\rCANCER AND THE SAFETY\rOF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES | 126 | ||
| WHY DO PEOPLE WITH CANCER USE COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES? | 126 | ||
| CM IN THE ONCOLOGY SETTING | 127 | ||
| RESEARCH APPROACHES AND CONSTRAINTS | 129 | ||
| ADVERSE REACTIONS AND INTERACTIONS | 133 | ||
| CLINICAL IMPLICATIONSOF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 142 | ||
| CHAPTER 11\rHERBS AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS IN PREGNANCY | 149 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 149 | ||
| PART 1: USE OF HERBSAND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTSIN PREGNANCY | 149 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE | 150 | ||
| HERBAL MEDICINE | 157 | ||
| PART 2: SAFETY IN PREGNANCY | 159 | ||
| CRITICAL PERIODS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 160 | ||
| TERATOGENESIS | 160 | ||
| HOW IS SAFETY EVALUATED IN PREGNANCY? | 160 | ||
| WEIGHING UP THE EVIDENCE | 163 | ||
| PART 3: ADVISING PATIENTSIN CLINICAL PRACTICE | 165 | ||
| FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN PRACTICE | 165 | ||
| CHAPTER 12 INTRODUCTION TO WELLNESS\r | 173 | ||
| WHAT IS ‘WELLNESS’? | 173 | ||
| THE WORLD IN CRISIS | 175 | ||
| IN SEARCH OF WELLNESS | 175 | ||
| WELLNESS METRICS | 177 | ||
| THE WELLNESS REVOLUTION | 178 | ||
| TOWARDS A WELLNESS POLICY AGENDA | 180 | ||
| LIFESTYLE MEDICINE | 181 | ||
| A NEW ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE | 182 | ||
| WELLNESS ONLINE | 183 | ||
| THE FUTURE OF WELLNESS | 183 | ||
| MONOGRAPHS\r | 187 | ||
| Adhatoda | 187 | ||
| Albizia | 190 | ||
| Aloe vera | 192 | ||
| Andrographis | 200 | ||
| l-Arginine | 207 | ||
| Astragalus | 213 | ||
| Baical skullcap | 218 | ||
| Beta-carotene | 229 | ||
| Bilberry | 247 | ||
| Bitter melon | 251 | ||
| Black cohosh | 255 | ||
| Brahmi | 263 | ||
| Calcium | 267 | ||
| Calendula | 281 | ||
| Carnitine | 285 | ||
| Celery | 296 | ||
| Chamomile | 299 | ||
| Chaste tree | 305 | ||
| Chickweed | 310 | ||
| Chitosan | 312 | ||
| Chondroitin | 315 | ||
| Chromium | 320 | ||
| Cinnamon | 328 | ||
| Cloves | 332 | ||
| Cocoa | 336 | ||
| Coenzyme Q10 | 346 | ||
| Colostrum | 358 | ||
| Cranberry | 363 | ||
| Creatine | 367 | ||
| Damiana | 374 | ||
| Dandelion | 376 | ||
| Devil’s claw | 379 | ||
| Dong quai | 383 | ||
| Dunaliella salina | 388 | ||
| Echinacea | 391 | ||
| Elder | 400 | ||
| Eucalyptus | 403 | ||
| Evening primrose oil | 408 | ||
| Fenugreek | 416 | ||
| Feverfew | 420 | ||
| Fish oils | 426 | ||
| Flaxseed oil | 444 | ||
| Folate | 452 | ||
| Garlic | 466 | ||
| Gentian | 479 | ||
| Ginger | 480 | ||
| Ginkgo biloba | 493 | ||
| Ginseng — Korean | 509 | ||
| Ginseng — Siberian | 524 | ||
| Globe artichoke | 532 | ||
| Glucosamine | 535 | ||
| l-Glutamine | 543 | ||
| Goldenrod | 555 | ||
| Goldenseal | 557 | ||
| Goji | 552 | ||
| Grapeseed extract | 565 | ||
| Green tea | 572 | ||
| Guarana | 582 | ||
| Gymnema sylvestre | 587 | ||
| Hawthorn | 591 | ||
| Honey | 598 | ||
| Hops | 604 | ||
| Horse chestnut | 608 | ||
| Horseradish | 613 | ||
| Iodine | 614 | ||
| Iron | 622 | ||
| Kava kava | 633 | ||
| Lavender | 638 | ||
| Lemon balm | 645 | ||
| Licorice | 650 | ||
| Lutein and Zeaxanthin | 661 | ||
| Lycopene | 669 | ||
| l-Lysine | 677 | ||
| Magnesium | 680 | ||
| Meadowsweet | 691 | ||
| Mullein | 693 | ||
| Myrrh | 695 | ||
| New Zealand green-lipped mussel | 700 | ||
| Noni | 701 | ||
| Orange | 718 | ||
| Oats | 704 | ||
| Olive | 710 | ||
| Passionflower | 722 | ||
| Pelargonium | 725 | ||
| Peppermint | 728 | ||
| Perilla | 737 | ||
| Policosanol | 743 | ||
| Prebiotics | 748 | ||
| Probiotics | 754 | ||
| Psyllium | 767 | ||
| Pygeum | 771 | ||
| Quercetin | 774 | ||
| Raspberry leaf | 782 | ||
| Red clover | 785 | ||
| Red yeast rice | 791 | ||
| Rhodiola | 794 | ||
| Rosemary | 801 | ||
| S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) | 805 | ||
| Sage | 810 | ||
| St John’s wort | 813 | ||
| St Mary’s thistle | 824 | ||
| Saw palmetto | 836 | ||
| Schisandra | 840 | ||
| Selenium | 844 | ||
| Shark cartilage | 856 | ||
| Shatavari | 859 | ||
| Slippery elm | 864 | ||
| Soy | 866 | ||
| Stinging nettle | 877 | ||
| APPENDIX 1\rGLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS | 1055 | ||
| APPENDIX 2\rHERB/NUTRIENT–DRUG INTERACTIONS | 1060 | ||
| NOTES | 1060 | ||
| Assumptions | 1060 | ||
| Recommendations | 1060 | ||
| Key to the table by herb/supplement | 1061 | ||
| APPENDIX 3\rPOISONS INFORMATION CENTRES | 1113 | ||
| APPENDIX 4\rRESOURCES: TRAINING, MANUFACTURERS AND INFORMATION | 1114 | ||
| COURSES IN AUSTRALIA | 1114 | ||
| COURSES IN NEW ZEALAND | 1115 | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATIONS | 1115 | ||
| MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF HERBAL MEDICINES AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS | 1116 | ||
| RESOURCES USED TO COMPILETHIS BOOK | 1117 | ||
| APPENDIX 5\rGUIDE TO THE SAFE USEOF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES DURING THE PREOPERATIVE PERIOD | 1118 | ||
| APPENDIX 6\rCLINICAL USE AND SAFETY OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS | 1123 | ||
| APPENDIX 7\rEVIDENCE BASE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIESOF HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS | 1134 | ||
| INDEX | 1173 |