Summary

• Features comprehensive reviews in monograph format of the published safety data for 125 common herbs
• Covers challenges relating to self-prescribing or professionally prescribed herbs and supplements
• Offers a balanced and objective perspective on the principles of herbal medicine safety
• Includes contributions from leading international practitioners and authorities
• Discusses issues such as
  • Quality
  • Interactions
  • Adverse reactions
  • Toxicity
  • Allergy
  • Contact sensitivity
  • Idiosyncratic reactions
• Hard copy format

Full title: The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety

ISBN: 9780443071713

Year of publication: 2004 (1st edition)

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Number of pages: 704