Herbal medicine : biomolecular and clinical aspects / editors, Iris F.F. Benzie, Sissi Wachtel-Galor.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Oxidative stress and disease ; 28.Publication details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2011Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi -473 p : ill. ؛ 25 cmContent type: ISBN: 9781439807132Uniform titles: Herbal and traditional medicine. Subject(s): Herbs -- Therapeutic use | Herbs -- Molecular aspects | Traditional medicine | Phytotherapy | Plants, MedicinalDDC classification: 615.321 LOC classification: RM666.H33 | H458 2011ebOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: "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.Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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