About the Book:
Stockley's Herbal Medicines
Interactions is now in its second
edition and remains a unique collaboration between a team of experts in the
fields of drug interactions, clinical herbal medicines, phytopharmacovigilance
and regulation of herbal medicinal products. It provides an invaluable
reference text for all healthcare professionals who require evidence-based
information on the interactions of conventional medicines with herbal
medicines, dietary supplements and nutraceuticals.
Stockley's Herbal Medicines
Interactions brings together available
data on over 190 of the most commonly used herbal medicines, dietary
supplements and nutraceuticals in highly structured, rigorously researched, and
fully referenced monographs.
Key features include:
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Ease of use Structured format
allows user to target key information at-a-glance
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Clinically relevant
Each monograph contains a concise summary on the available evidence and
guidance on how the interaction can be managed
·
Ratings system
Simple and intuitively understood, familiar to users of key drug interactions
reference works
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Worldwide appeal As
well as commonly used synonyms nomenclature includes approved pharmacopoeial
names from Europe and the US
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Indexing Full, comprehensive
interactions indexing, with lead-ins from appropriate synonyms
Extensively updated for this second edition over 40 new monographs have
been added for herbal medicines and dietary supplements, including Blue cohosh,
Bergamot, Carnitine derivatives, Goat's rue, Hibiscus, Holy basil, Juniper,
Kava and Squill. Substantial updates have been undertaken to the standing
content, including revisions of the interactions of St John's wort, Milk
thistle, Evening primrose oil, Ginkgo and many others. |
