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Materia Medica of Western Herbs
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This volume is based on the original Materia Medica of Western Herbs for the Southern Hemisphere by Carol Fisher and Gilian Painter and has been expanded and updated to include botanical, scientific, pharmacy and safety information. It is designed for worldwide use and contains detailed monographs of 180 medicinal herbs. There are appendices to help students understand pharmacological and medicinal actions, a glossary listing the known actions of common constituents, a table of interactions and a comprehensive therapeutic index. This textbook is valuable not only for students and practitioners of herbal medicine but is also of use to any health provider who wishes to know more about how and why herbs work and the safety issues related to them.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- General Notes
- Alphabetical List of Botanical Names
- Alphabetical List of Common Names
- Apiaceae [Formerly known as Umbelliferae]
- Apocynaceae
- Araceae
- Araliaceae
- Arecaceae
- Asclepiadaceae
- Asteraceae [Formerly known as Compositae]
- Berberidaceae
- Betulaceae
- Bignoniaceae
- Boraginaceae
- Brassicaceae [Formerly known as Cruciferae]
- Burseraceae
- Cannabaceae
- Caprifoliaceae
- Caryophyllaceae
- Clusiaceae
- Cupressaceae
- Dioscoreaceae
- Droseraceae
- Ephedraceae
- Equisetaceae
- Ericaceae
- Euphorbiaceae
- Fabaceae
- Fagaceae
- Fumariaceae
- Gentianaceae
- Geraniaceae
- Ginkgoaceae
- Hamamelidaceae
- Hippocastanaceae
- Iridaceae
- Juglandaceae
- Lamiaceae [Formerly known as Labiatae]
- Lauraceae
- Liliaceae
- Linaceae
- Lobeliaceae
- Loganiaceae
- Loranthaceae
- Malvaceae
- Menyanthaceae
- Monimiaceae
- Myricaceae
- Nymphaceae
- Oleaceae
- Papaveraceae
- Passifloraceae
- Pedaliaceae
- Phaeophyceae
- Phytolaccaceae
- Piperaceae
- Plantaginaceae
- Poaceae [Formerly known as Graminae]
- Polygonaceae
- Ranunculaceae
- Rhamnaceae
- Rosaceae
- Rubiaceae
- Rutaceae
- Salicaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
- Solanaceae
- Tiliaceae
- Turneraceae
- Ulmaceae
- Urticaceae
- Valerianaceae
- Verbenaceae
- Violaceae
- Zingiberaceae
- Appendix I—Definitions
- Appendix II—Abbreviations Used
- Appendix III—Glossary of Constituents
- Appendix IIIA—Glossary of Botanical Terms
- Appendix IV—Contraindications Table
- Appendix V—Interactions
- Appendix VI—Subsrate and Interaction Table for Cytochrome P450
- References
- Primary References
- Therapeutic Index