Herbal medicine : biomolecular and clinical aspects / editors, Iris F.F. Benzie, Sissi Wachtel-Galor. - 2nd ed. - Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2011. - xxi -473 p : ill. ؛ 25 cm. - Oxidative stress and disease ; 28. . - Oxidative stress and disease ; 28. .

Rev. ed. of: Herbal and traditional medicine / edited by Lester Packer, Choon Nam Ong, Barry Halliwell. c2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of complementary or alternative medicine in countries around the world, this reference reviews and evaluates various safety, toxicity, and quality-control issues related to the use of traditional and herbal products for health maintenance and disease prevention and treatment. With over 3,550 current references, the book highlights the role of herbal medicine in national health care while providing case studies of widely used herbal remedies and their effects on human health and wellness and the need for the design and performance of methodologically sound clinical trials for the plethora of herbal medicines"--Provided by publisher.

9781439807132

2010042248


Herbs--Therapeutic use.
Herbs--Molecular aspects.
Traditional medicine.
Phytotherapy.
Plants, Medicinal.

RM666.H33 / H458 2011eb

615.321 / HEM