PDR for Herbal Medicines (Physician's Desk Reference for Herbal Medicines)

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An invaluable resource for prescribing information on over 600 herbs, PDR for Herbal Medicines is the most comprehensive prescribing reference of its kind. Draws on the work conducted by Joerg Gruenwald, a renowned botanist & 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 & provides detailed reference in support of its finding. Entries include: thorough description of the plant & derived compounds; summarized pharmacological effects of each plant; documented indications & a concise summary of other uses; any applicable precautions, warnings & contraindications; adverse reactions & overdose data; scientific & common English names; modes of administration & typical dosage; exhaustive literature citations & hundreds of color photographs for easy identification of herbs. 900 pages. Available: December 1998.