Pdr For Herbal Medicines( Series - Physician's Desk Reference (pdr) For Herbal Medicines )

An invaluable resource for prescribing information on over 700 herbs, PDR for Herbal Medicines is the most comprehensive prescribing reference of its kind. Building on its best-selling first edition, PDR for Herbal Medicines has left no resource unturned to bring together the latest scientific data in the most comprehensive herbal reference yet compiled. Draws on the work conducted by Joerg Gruenwald, a renowned botanist and expert on herbal medicines, as well as the German Federal Health Authority's Commission E, the governmental body which is widely recognized as having done the most authoritative evaluation of herbs in the world. However, PDR for Herbal Medicines also includes hundreds of herbs not reviewed by Commission E and provides detailed reference in support of its finding. The 2nd edition includes: Over 100 New herb monographs added; critical updates to existing monographs; extensive new research data on safety and efficacy; organized by common name; expanded coverage of drug/herb interactions guide; expanded side effects and indications indices; new Asian and homeopathic indices; Safety Guide; daily dosage information for unprocessed herbs and commercially available products; Manufacturers' Directory; Trade names; Expanded therapeutic category index; exhaustive literature citations and hundreds of color photographs for easy identification of herbs. 1,000 pages.