Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2,
Edition 4 An Evidence-Based Guide
By Lesley Braun, PhD, BPharm, DipAppSciNat and Marc Cohen, MBBS(Hons), PhD, BMedSc(Hons), FAMAC, FICAE

Publication Date: 21 Nov 2014
Description

Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two-volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements.

The second volume provides current, evidence-based monographs on the 132 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements. Organised alphabetically, each monograph includes daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more.

Key Features

  • Recommended by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as an evidence-based reference works (print) that pharmacists are meant to have access to when dispensing
  • Contributed content from naturopaths, GPs, pharmacists, and herbalists
  • Useful in a clinical setting as well as a reference book.
  • It provides up-to-date evidence on the latest research impacting on herbal and natural medicine by top leaders in Australia within the fields of Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine and Natural Medicine
About the author
By Lesley Braun, PhD, BPharm, DipAppSciNat, Associate Professor of Integrative Medicine (Hon) National institute of Complementary Medicine, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia Senior Research Fellow (Hon), Monash/Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre, VIC, Australia and Marc Cohen, MBBS(Hons), PhD, BMedSc(Hons), FAMAC, FICAE, Professor at School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne
Book Reviews

"This is a comprehensive and reputable resource on herbal products and nutrients for clinicians who interact with [the increasing number of] patients who use alternative medicine." -Melissa M. Ranieri, BS, PharmD (Temple University School of Pharmacy) Doody Score: 100 – 5 Stars

Book details
ISBN: 9780729541725
Page Count: 1384
Retail Price : £46.92
Audience

Pharmacy students, Pharmacists, Naturopath/Herbal Medicine students, Naturopath, Herbal Medicine practitioners