Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine
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Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine

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Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine

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Continuing in the tradition of the acclaimed first edition, Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine, Second Edition examines in extensive detail the physiologic effects of complimentary and alternative therapies, foods, supplements, vitamins, and traditional herbal remedies. The author considers the site, mode, and mechanism of action to ex

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9781420006452
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Preface to the First Edition
  3. Acknowledgments for the First Edition
  4. Preface to the Second Edition
  5. Acknowledgments for the Second Edition
  6. The Author
  7. Introduction
  8. Contents
  9. Chapter 1. The Pharmacokinetic Basis of Therapeutics
  10. Chapter 2. Pharmacodynamics
  11. Chapter 3. Adverse Reactions and Drug–Drug Interactions
  12. Chapter 4. Herb–Drug Interactions
  13. Chapter 5. Natural Products as a Resource for Established and New Drugs
  14. Chapter 6. Alternative Therapies
  15. Chapter 7. Herbal Therapeutics Then and Now
  16. Chapter 8. Dietary Antioxidants
  17. Chapter 9. Herbal Drugs and Their High Demand in Treating Diseases
  18. Chapter 10. Algae
  19. Chapter 11. Alkaloids
  20. Chapter 12. Aloe and Colon Function
  21. Chapter 13. Banisterine, Selegiline, and Parkinson’s Disease
  22. Chapter 14. Belladonna Alkaloids: Autonomic Drugs
  23. Chapter 15. Blueberry (Vaccinium)
  24. Chapter 16. Botulinum Toxin
  25. Chapter 17. Brussels Sprouts
  26. Chapter 18. Cannabis
  27. Chapter 19. Capsicum, Rosemary, and Turmeric
  28. Chapter 20. Carotenoids
  29. Chapter 21. Chocolate
  30. Chapter 22. Cinchona Tree
  31. Chapter 23. Coca
  32. Chapter 24. Colchicine and Gout
  33. Chapter 25. Compositae
  34. Chapter 26. Curare and Neuromuscular Blockade
  35. Chapter 27. Daffodil and Alzheimer’s Disease
  36. Chapter 28. Eggplant
  37. Chapter 29. Ephedrine (Ma Huang): A Decongestant and Vasopressor
  38. Chapter 30. Ergot, Its Alkaloids, and Headache
  39. Chapter 31. Flavonoids
  40. Chapter 32. Flaxseed
  41. Chapter 33. Folate in Fruit
  42. Chapter 34. Food–Drug Interactions
  43. Chapter 35. Foxglove, Cardiac Glycosides, and Congestive Heart Failure
  44. Chapter 37. Ginseng and Cholinergic Transmission
  45. Chapter 38. Green, White, and Black Teas
  46. Chapter 39. Herbal Plants and Tuberculosis
  47. Chapter 40. Herbal Products for the Chemotherapy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
  48. Chapter 41. Honey: The Nectar of Life
  49. Chapter 42. Horseradish and Antiplatelet Actions
  50. Chapter 43. Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) and Depression
  51. Chapter 44. Ipecac
  52. Chapter 45. Manuka and Fungal Disease
  53. Chapter 46. Marine Therapeutics
  54. Chapter 47. Morphine: Papaver somniferum
  55. Chapter 48. Oats ( L.) and Their Antioxidant Activity
  56. Chapter 49. Olives and Olive Oil
  57. Chapter 50. Onion and Garlic
  58. Chapter 51. Immunoenhancing Actions of Plantain
  59. Chapter 52. Plants and Diabetes
  60. Chapter 53. Pomegranate
  61. Chapter 54. Pycnogenol
  62. Chapter 55. Pygeum africanum and Permixon for the Treatment of Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  63. Chapter 56. Reserpine
  64. Chapter 57. Rhubarb
  65. Chapter 58. Saffron
  66. Chapter 59. Salicylate
  67. Chapter 60. Sex Herbs
  68. Chapter 61. Sponges and Steroids
  69. Chapter 62. Taxol (Paclitaxel) and Cancer Chemotherapy
  70. Chapter 63. Tomatoes and Medicine
  71. Chapter 64. Ulcer Therapy with Herbal Medicine
  72. Chapter 65. Valerian
  73. Chapter 66. Vitamins and Diet
  74. Chapter 67. Wheat Germ
  75. Chapter 68. Wine
  76. Chapter 69. Yogurt and the Immune System
  77. Specific References
  78. General References
  79. Index
  80. Back cover