Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2

An Evidence-Based Guide
4. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7295-4172-5
Verlag: Elsevier Australia

Buch, Englisch, 900 Seiten

Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two-volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements.

The second volume provides current, evidence-based monographs on the 132 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements. Organised alphabetically, each monograph includes daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more.
- Recommended by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as an evidence-based reference works (print) that pharmacists are meant to have access to when dispensing
- Contributed content from naturopaths, GPs, pharmacists, and herbalists
- Useful in a clinical setting as well as a reference book.
- It provides up-to-date evidence on the latest research impacting on herbal and natural medicine by top leaders in Australia within the fields of Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine and Natural Medicine

Autoren/Hrsg.

Braun, Lesley

Cohen, Marc

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Adhatodha

Albizzia

Aloe vera

Alpha lipoic acid

Andrographis

Astragalus

Baical skullcap

Bergamot

Beta-carotene

Bilberry

Bitter melon

Bitter Orange/citrus aurantium

Black cohosh

Brahmi

Calcium

Calendula

Carnitine

Celery

Chaste tree (Vitex)

Chickweed

Chitosan

Chondroitin

Chromium

Cinnamon

Cloves

Cocoa

Coenzyme Q10

Colostrum

Coriolus versicolor

Cranberry

Creatine

Damiana

Dandelion

Devil's claw

Dunaliella salina

Echinacea

Elder

Eucalyptus

Fenugreek

Feverfew

Fish oils

Flaxseed oil

Folate

Garlic

Gentian

Ginger

Ginkgo biloba

Ginseng - Korean

Globe artichoke

Glucosamine

Goji

Goldenrod

Goldenseal

Grapeseed

Green tea

Guarana

Gymnema

Hawthorn

Honey

Hops

Horse chestnut

Horseradish

Iodine

Iron

Kava

L-arginine

Lavender

Lemon balm

L-Glutamine

Licorice

L-Lysine

Lutein and zeaxanthin

Maca

Magnesium

Meadowsweet

Mullein

Myrrh

New Zealand green-lipped mussel

Nigella

Noni

Oats

Passionflower

Pelargonium

Peppermint

Perilla

Policosanol

Prebiotics

Probiotics

Psyllium

Pygeum

Quercetin

Raspberry leaf

Red clover

Red rice yeast extract

Rhodiola

Rosehip

Rosemary

S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe)

Saffron

Sage

Saw palmetto

Schisandra

Selenium

Shark cartilage

Shatavari

Siberian Ginseng

Slippery elm

Soy

St John's Wort

St Mary's thistle

Stinging nettle

Taurine

Tea tree

Thyme

Tribulus

Tulsi

Turmeric

Tyrosine

Valerian

Vitamin A

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B2 - riboflavin

Vitamin B5 - pantothenic acid

Vitamin B6

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Wild Yam

Willowbark

Withania

Zinc

Über Autor(innen)

Braun, Lesley
Dr Lesley Braun is a registered pharmacist and naturopath. She holds a PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, in which she investigated the integration of complementary medicine into hospitals in Victoria. Dr Braun is an Adjunct associate Professor of Integrative Medicine at the National Institute of Complementary Medicine at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. NICM provides leadership and support for strategically directed research into complementary medicine and translation of evidence into clinical practice and relevant policy to benefit the health of all Australians.

Dr Braun serves on the Australian Therapeutic Goods Advisory Council which oversees the implementation of TGA reforms and provides general strategic guidance to the TGA, advice on relationships and communication with stakeholders. She is also on the executive for the Complementary and Integrative Therapies interest group of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and an advisory board member to the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association. As of 2014, she is also the Director of Blackmore's Institute, the academic and professional arm of Blackmores, which entails engaging with a broad range of academics, government and industry bodies and overseeing a comprehensive academic and research program.

Since 1996 she has authored numerous chapters for books and more than 100 articles, and since 2000 has written regular columns for the Australian Journal of Pharmacy and the Journal of Complementary Medicine. She lectures to medical students at Monash University and to chiropractic students at RMIT University, and is regularly invited to present at national and international conferences about evidence-based complementary medicine, drug interactions, complementary medicine safety and her own clinical research.

Her role as the main author of Herbs and Natural Supplements - An Evidence-based Guide represents a continuation of a life-long goal to integrate evidence-based complementary medicine into standard practice and improve patient outcomes safely and effectively.

Cohen, Marc
Professor Marc Cohen is one of Australia's pioneers of integrative and holistic medicine who has made significant impacts on education, research, clinical practice and policy. He is a medical doctor and Professor of Health Sciences at RMIT University where he leads postgraduate Wellness Programs and supervises research into wellness and holistic health including research on yoga, meditation, nutrition, herbal medicine, acupuncture, lifestyle and the health impact of pesticides, organic food and detoxification. Prof Cohen sits on the Board of a number of national and international associations including the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association, the Global Spa and Wellness Summit and the Australasian Spa and Wellness Association, as well as serving on the Editorial Board of several international peer-reviewed journals. Prof Cohen has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and co-edited the text 'Understanding the Global Spa Industry', along with more than 10 other books on holistic approaches to health. He is a frequent speaker at many national and international conferences where he delivers inspiring, informative and uplifting presentations. His impact on the field has been recognised by four consecutive RMIT Media Star Awards as well as the inaugural Award for Leadership and Collaboration from the National Institute of Complementary Medicine.