1 Herbal therapeutic systems Chapter contents From the beginning: popular practices Graeco-Roman and Islamic medicine Chinese herbal medicine Ayurvedic herbal medicine Nineteenth-century North American herbal medicine Middle European herbal medicine …
5 Optimising safety Chapter contents Introduction The case for concern Cases of contention Herbal safety: the arguments The impact of quality on safety Resolving the safety issue: pharmacovigilance initiatives Conclusion …
9 Herbal approaches to system dysfunctions Chapter contents Digestive system and bowel Biliary system The liver Cardiovascular system Respiratory system Urinary system Nervous system Female reproductive system Joint diseases Skin…
3 Principles of herbal treatment Chapter contents First principles of traditional herbal treatment Approaches to using herbs Other healing strategies First principles of traditional herbal treatment As any review of…
8 Herbal approaches to pathological states Chapter Contents Topical applications Fever Infectious diseases Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases Fatigue and debility Malignant diseases Topical applications Scope Apart from their use to…
4 Validating herbal therapeutics Chapter contents But do herbs actually work? The placebo response Non-specific supports for self-repair: a different therapeutic strategy? Herbal remedies and placebos The difficulty of enquiry …
CHAPTER 12 INTRODUCTION TO WELLNESS WHAT IS ‘WELLNESS’? ‘Wellness’ is a concept that has gained popularity in recent years but still has no rigorously developed definition, theory or philosophy. At…
CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION TO FOOD AS MEDICINE Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food. (Hippocrates) The maxim coined by Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, around the…
CHAPTER 7 SAFETY OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES Complementary medicines (CMs) are widely used by the public, who assume they are a safe, non-pharmaceutical option that can be used to prevent, treat…
CHAPTER 11 HERBS AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS IN PREGNANCY INTRODUCTION Most women take over-the-counter medicines at some point during their pregnancy. This may occur intentionally or happen inadvertently during the early…
