Botanical medicine in clinical practice
The potential benefits of plants and plant extracts in the treatment and possible prevention of many leading health concerns are becoming more widely recognised within the medicinal community. This major comprehensive reference work contains contributions from more than 80 clinical and academic experts in the field, covering a range of plant products and their uses, divided into sections on topics such as treatments of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The book covers the safety and efficacy of botanical treatments and there is also a chapter analysing the possible interactions of herbal remedies with prescription drugs. This is the most up-to-date text on the latest research findings from all over the world and will be an essential resource
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Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. Herbal Remedies with Geographic Historic Uses; 1. African Plants as Antipathogen Agents: Efficacy and Clinical Evidence; 2. African Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS; 3. African Plants and Herbs in Asthma Therapy; 4. Arab Herbal Medicine; 5. Bolivian Plant Extracts: Traditional Medicine; 6. Brazilian Medicinal Plants in Gastrointestinal Therapy; 7. Chinese Herbal Medicine in Asthma and Allergy Treatment; 8. Plant Drugs and Extracts in Human and Veterinary Health Promotion within Europe: Benefits and Risks. 9. Himalayan Mayapple: Traditional Uses, Clinical Indications and Future Prospects10. Neem Leaves: Indian Herbal Medicine; 11. Japanese Botanical Medicines in Liver and Gastrointestinal Health: Risk and Benefits; 12. Japanese Herbal Medicine in Western-style Modern Medical System; 13. Korean Traditional Herbal Materials and Herbal Formulas in Health Promotion: Benefits a
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