NEW chapters – Introduction to Food as Medicine; Introduction to Aromatherapy; Safety and Complementary Medicine; Preoperative Care to include new information on Anaesthesia implications.
20 NEW monographs to be added to the existing 100. arginine; citrus aurantium; colostrum; globe artichoke; olive leaf; psyllium; pygeum; beta carotene; cocoa; soy; bitter melon; Aesculus; glutamine; quercetin; iodine; noni; cinnamon; goldenseal; eucalyptus oil; flaxseed; zeaxanthin will also be added and incorporated into the lutein monograph.
Chapter 8, Interactions.., will contain NEW Material on oncology drugs
A CD will be included with the new edition. This will include the monographs as well as some of the appendices. Much of the information in the appendices will link to the monographs and vice versa. For example, cross referencing the herb/nutrient – drug interactions will give more detailed information when required.
 
 
 
 

Contents
SECTION 1: HERBAL & NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Complementary Medicine
Chapter 2: Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Chapter 3: Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
Chapter 4: Introduction to Aromatherapy NEW
Chapter 5: Introduction to Food as Medicine NEW

SECTION 2: CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chapter 6: Introduction to Clinical Practice NEW
Chapter 7: Safety and complementary medicine NEW
Chapter 8: Interactions with herbal and natural medicines
Chapter 9: Preoperative Care: Considerations (includes NEW information on anaesthesia implications)
Chapter 10: Cancer and Complementary Medicines Safety

SECTION 3: MONOGRAPHS (A-Z)
(Herbal monographs will be structured as follows)
Herb Name
• Common Name
• Latin binomial/class
• Other names
• Plant part used
• Key chemical components
• Main actions
• Other actions
• Main indications and evidence
• Other uses
• Dosage range
• Adverse reactions
• Significant interactions
• Contraindications and precautions
• Pregnancy use
• Practice points
• Common questions
• References

(Nutrient monographs will be structured as follows)
Nutrient Name
• Background and relevant pharmacokinetics
• Key chemical compounds (where applicable)
• Food sources (where applicable)
• Deficiency signs and symptoms (where applicable)
• Main actions
• Other actions
• Main indications and evidence
• Other indications
• Dosage range
• Toxicity (if known)
• Adverse reactions
• Significant interactions
• Contraindications and precautions
• Pregnancy use
• Practice points
• Common questions
• References

SECTION 4: APPENDICES
Book only
Appendix 1 – Glossary
Appendix 2 – Herb/nutrient – drug interactions
Appendix 3 – Poisons information centres
Appendix 4 – Teaching institutes, manufacturers and on-line resources
Appendix 5 – Guide to safe use of complementary medicine during preoperative period (table 1 from chapter 9).

http://rapidshare.com/files/38091303/Herbs.and.Natural.Supplements.2nd.Ed-072953796X.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/38088981/herbs_and_natural_supplements.pdf