Interactions with herbal and natural medicines
CHAPTER 8 INTERACTIONS WITH HERBAL AND NATURAL MEDICINES A pharmacological interaction is said to occur when the response to one medicine varies from what is usually predicted because another substance…
Introduction to the practice of integrative medicine
CHAPTER 6 INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Throughout history, every civilisation and culture has developed its own form of medicine. The rise of modern technology and scientific enquiry…
Introduction to aromatherapy
CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCTION TO AROMATHERAPY The term ‘aromatherapy’ refers to the use of essential oils and is an aspect of phytotherapy (botanical medicine). Essential oils are volatile liquid substances extracted…
Introduction to clinical nutrition
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL NUTRITION Nutrition may be defined as the science of food, its nutrients and substances, and their association with the body in relation to health and…
Cancer and safety of complementary medicines
CHAPTER 10 CANCER AND THE SAFETY OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES Complementary medicine (CM) is commonly used by oncology patients and therefore it is important for healthcare providers to become familiar with…
Preoperative care: considerations
CHAPTER 9 PREOPERATIVE CARE CONSIDERATIONS Reducing the risk of surgery and maximising successful outcomes is the common effort of surgeons, anaesthetists, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. However, few consider…
Introduction to complementary medicine
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE The practice of medicine aims to reduce human suffering through the treatment and prevention of disease, and has been part of every human society…
Introduction to herbal medicine
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO HERBAL MEDICINE Herbal medicine, also known as phytomedicine, can be broadly defined as both the science and the art of using botanical medicines to prevent and…
Extra-Adrenal Paragangliomas
Extra-Adrenal Paragangliomas Paraganglia, derived from the neural crest, are widely dispersed in the body and are composed of morphologically and cytochemically similar neuroendocrine cells. Paraganglia have varied anatomic distributions. Their…
