Professional's Handbook of Complementary & Alternative Medicines

This first book of its kind anywhere, this guide fills an enormous void in the health care professional's library of resources. The book takes a scientific, comprehensive look at complementary and alternative medicines, focusing mainly on herbal medicines. It presents all the important facts on nearly 300 of the most commonly used herbs in a drug handbook format.

Although written for healthcare professionals by two professors of pharmacokinetics, this handy little compendium to botanical medicine has a legitimate place in consumer collections where users expect to find standard pharmacopeias. Easy to use and fully referenced, this handbook lists some 300 herbal remedies; each entry includes generic and common trade names, actions, dosage, adverse reactions, contradictions and precautions, and more. Special logos, like "Alert symbol," "Research findings," "Folklore," etc., enhance the reference's appeal.
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