Herbal supplements : efficacy, toxicity, interactions with western drugs and effects on clinical laboratory tests /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dasgupta, Amitava, 1958-, Hammett-Stabler, Catherine A., 1952-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Son, [2011]
• Θέματα: Herbs > Toxicology.; Herbs > Therapeutic use.; Drug-herb interactions.; Medicine.; Pharmacy.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Herbal Medications.; Plants, Medicinal > chemistry.; Plants, Medicinal > toxicity.; Dietary Supplements > toxicity.; Herb-Drug Interactions.; Pathology, Clinical > methods.; Phytotherapy > adverse effects.; Electronic books.

This book focuses on efficacy, toxicity, drug interactions, and abnormal clinical laboratory tests resulting from the use of herbal remedies. Although a few herbal remedies are safe and have efficacy (for example saw palmetto), many herbal remedies are toxic. This book guides in the interpretation o...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• An introduction to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) / Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler
• Relatively safe herbal remedies / Angela M. Ferguson and Uttam Garg
• Risk of toxicity associated with unregulated herbal products / Steven W. Cotton
• Herbal remedies with immunomodulatory effects / Jeffrey K. Actor
• Kelp and abnormal thyroid functions / Bruce Rosenweig
• Herbal medications and the patient with chronic kidney disease / Mariana S. Markell
• Abnormal liver function tests due to the use of hepatotoxic herbals / Amitava Dasgupta and Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler
• Homeopathic medicine : principle, efficacy and toxicity / Amitava Dasgupta
• Common Indian ayurvedic medicines and interactions with western medicines / Amitava Dasgupta
• Tradition and prospective of Arab and Islamic herbal medicine / Bashar Saad and Omar Said
• Licorice and laboratory tests / Salvador F. Sena
• Drug interactions with St. John's wort / Matthew D. Krasowski
• Drug-herb interactions in patients with HIV/AIDS / Natella Y. Rakhmanina and John N. van den Anker
• Interactions between fruit juices and therapeutic drugs : impact on therapeutic drug monitoring / Amitava Dasgupta
• Drug interactions with ginseng and ginkgo biloba / Ashok Tholpady and Semyon Risin
• Drug interactions with garlic and ginger supplements / Charbel Abou-Diwan and James Ritchie
• Heavy metal toxicity and herbal remedies / Christine L.H. Snozek and Loralie J. Langman
• Contamination of herbal remedies with western drugs : role of clinical laboratory / Uttam Garg and Angela M. Ferguson
• Beyond herbals : common plant poisonings / Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler
• Interferences of herbal remedies with immunoassays for therapeutic drugs / Amitava Dasgupta
• Role of laboratory in detecting plant poisoning / Ronald W. McLawhon.