Stockley's Herbal Medicines Interactions

This is a professional level major reference work containing information, in A-Z format, on herb-drug, herb-supplement, herb -food and herb-laboratory test interactions; all of which is referenced from the primary literature. As more patients self-medicate with complementary and alternative medicines, pharmaceutical and healthcare practitioners need a robust reference resource to support conventional medicine prescribing decisions. The second edition of Stockley’s Herbal Medicine Interactions is fully revised and revalidated, bringing together available data on over 180 of the most commonly used herbal medicines in highly structured, rigorously scientific monographs. This text balances clinical and experimental evidence with expert opinion to avoid excessive caution in its recommendations. It thus supports a diverse audience with unprecedented detail on alternative and complementary medicines in the familiar easy-to-use format of Stockley’s Drug Interactions. Elizabeth Williamson, Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of Reading - Samuel Driver, Development Editor, Stockley's Herbal Medicines Interactions - Karen Baxter, Editor, Stockley's Drug Interactions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain UNIQUE BENEFITS: -    Over 180 herbal monographs, presented in the familiar easy to use format of Stockley’s Drug Interactions -    Each herb has a brief introduction to familiarise users with herbal nomenclature and common use -    Every monograph is comprehensively referenced CHANGES TO THE NEW EDITION: Extensively updated for this second edition; more than 40 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. REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITION: 'This book is a worthwhile reference tool for all those employed in the health service particularly those working in this field for which there is currently little documentation/evidence based information available.' - Translated. Dr F. Pank, Z. Arzn. Gew. Pfl.  14(4) December 2009 ‘The book is essential in the fast developing field of ‘natural medicines’ (or phytotherapy) and I recommend it to anyone involved in the production, prescription and dispensing of such products or in teaching in this field’ . - Michael Heinrich, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 126 (2009) 375 (October)