Herbal medicine biomolecular and clinical aspects

"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...

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Main Author: Benzie, Iris F. F.
Other Authors: Wachtel-Galor, Sissi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 2011, 2011
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Oxidative stress and disease
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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 Description:Rev. ed. of: Herbal and traditional medicine / edited by Lester Packer, Choon Nam Ong, Barry Halliwell. c2004
Physical Description:xxi, 473 p. ill., ports
ISBN:9781439807132