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	TEXTBOOK OF NATURAL MEDICINE E-DITION Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set To order this title, and for more information, click here Third Edition By Joseph Pizzorno, ND, President Emeritus, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA, USA Michael Murray, ND, Faculty, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA, USA Description Unsurpassed in its authority and scope, the 3rd Edition of the most thoroughly researched and carefully referenced text on natural medicine has been revised to include the most up-to-date information on its application to specific health problems. With over 90 well-known contributors and 10,000 citations of peer-reviewed research literature, practitioners will find 36 new chapters on topics such as medicine philosophy, therapeutics, as well as pharmacology and conditions. The e-dition provides online access to the text, plus weekly updates and an expanded full-color image collection. Contents Volume I Section I: Philosophy of Natural Medicine 1. Functional medicine in natural medicine 2. Hierarchy of Healing -Therapeutic order 3. The History of Naturopathic Medicine, Chapter 1: The Emergence of an American School of Healing 4. The History of Naturopathic Medicine, Chapter 2: Decline and Rejuvenation – Politics and Professionalization 5. Philosophy of naturopathic medicine 6. Placebo and healing 7. Positive mental attitude 8. Research in complementary and alternative medicine 9. Women in the history of medicine Section II: Supplementary diagnostic procedures 10. Adrenal stress test 11. Apoptosis assessment 12. Bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine breath test 13. Cell signaling analysis 14. Comprehensive digestive stool analysis 15. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 16. Fantus test for urine chloride 17. Fatty acid profiling 18. Female hormone profiling 19. Folic acid status assessment 20. Food allergy testing 21. Functional assessment of liver phrase I and II detoxification 22. Hair mineral analysis 23. Heidelberg pH capsule gastric analysis 24. Immune function assessment 25. Intestinal permeability assessment 26. Laboratory tests for the determination of vitamin 27. Lactose intolerance breath test 28. Male hormone profiling 29. Metal toxicity assessment 30. Mineral status evaluation 31. Oral manifestations of nutritional status 32. Rapid dark adaptation test 33. Urinary organic acids profiling for assessment of functional nutrient deficiencies, gut dysbiosis, and toxicity 34. Urinary porphyrins for the detection of heavy metal and toxic chemical exposure 35. Urine indican test (Obermeyer test) Section III: Therapeutic modalities 36. Acupuncture 37. Ayurveda: the science of life and mother of the healing arts 38. Blood type diet 39. Botanical medicine – a modern perspective 40. Environmental medicine 41. Exercise prescription 42. Glandular therapy 43. Homeopathy 44. Hydrotherapy 45. Manipulation 46. Nutritional medicine 47. Non-pharmacological control of pain 48. Peat therapeutics and balneotherapy 49. Preventive Genomics 50. Rotation diet: a diagnostic and therapeutic tool 51. Soft tissue manipulation: diagnostic and therapeutic potential 52. Spirituality and Healing 53. Therapeutic fasting 54. Tibetan medicine 55. Unani medicine Section IV: Syndromes and special topics 56. Autoimmune disease 57. Cancer support 58. Chronic candidiasis 59. Food allergies 60. Functional Detoxification 61. Homocysteine metabolism: nutritional modulation and impact on health and disease 62. Hyperventilation syndrome 63. Immune support 64. Intestinal Parasite 65. Maldigestion 66. Role of dietary fiber in health and disease 67. Sports nutrition 68. Stress management Section V: Pharmacology of natural medicines 69. Alkylglycerols 70. Allium cepa (onion) 71. Allium sativum (garlic) 72. Aloe vera (Cape aloe) 73. Angelica species 74. Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) 75. Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood) 76. Boron 77. Bee products 78. Beta-carotene and other carotenoids 79. Bromelain 80. Camellia sinensis (green tea) 81. Capsicum frutescens (cayenne pepper) 82. Carnitine 83. Catechin [(+)-cyanidanol-3] 84. Centella asiatica (gotu kola) 85. Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) 86. Citicoline 87. Coenzyme Q10 88. Coleus forskohlii 89. Commiphora mukul (mukul myrrh tree) 90. Crataegus oxyacantha (hawthorn) 91. Croton lechleri (dragon's blood) 92. Curcuma longa (turmeric) 93. Dehydroepiandrosterone 94. Echinacea species (narrow-leafed purple coneflower) 95. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng) 96. Ephedra species 97. Epilobium spp (small flowered willow herb) 98. Fatty acid metabolism 99. Fish oils 100. Flavonoids - quercetin, citrus flavonoids, and HERs (hydroxyethylrutosides) 101. Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo tree) 102. Glucosamine & chondroitin 103. Glutamine 104. Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) 105. 5-Hydroxytryptophan 106. Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) and other berberine-containing botanicals 107. Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) 108. Introduction to the clinical use of Chinese prepared medicines 109. Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco) 110. Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) 111. Melatonin 112. Melissa officinalis (lemonbalm) 113. Mentha piperita (peppermint) 114. Microbial Enzyme Therapy 115. Naturally occurring antioxidants 116. Opuntia spp (prickly pear) 117. Panax ginseng (Korean ginseng) 118. Pancreatic enzymes 119. Phage therapy: bacteriophages as natural, self-limiting antibiotics 120. Phosphatidylserine 121. Piper mythisticum (kava) 122. Polycosanol 123. Prebiotics 124. Procyanidolic oligomers 125. Pygeum africanum (bitter almond) 126. Recommended optimum nutrient intakes (RONIs) 127. Ruscus aculeatus (butcher's broom) 128. SAMe 129. Sarsparilla species 130. Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) 131. Silybum marianum (milk thistle) 132. Soy isoflavones and other constituents 133. Tabebuia avellanedae (LaPacho, Pau D\'Arco, Ipe Roxo) 134. Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) 135. Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) 136. Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) 137. Urtica dioica (stinging nettles) leaf and root 138. Uva ursi (bearberry) 139. Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) 140. Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) 141. Valeriana officinalis (valerian) 142. Viscum album (European mistletoe) 143. Vitamin A 144. Vitamin toxicities and therapeutic monitoring 145. Vitex agnus castus (chaste tree) 146. Water 147. Zingiber officinale (ginger) Volume 2 Section VI: Specific health problems 148. Acne vulgaris and acne conglobata 149. Affective disorders 150. Alcoholism 151. Alzheimer's disease 152. Andropause 153. Angina 154. Aphthous stomatitis 155. Asthma 156. Atherosclerosis 157. Atopic dermatitis (eczema) 158. Attention deficit disorders (hyperactivity and childhood learning disorders) 159. Bacterial sinusitis 160. Bacterial sinusitis 161. Benign prostatic hyperplasia 162. Carpal tunnel syndrome 163. Celiac disease 164. Cellulite 165. Cervical dysplasia 166. Chronic fatigue syndrome 167. Congestive heart failure 168. Cystitis 169. Dermatitis herpetiformis 170. Diabetes mellitus 171. Endometriosis 172. Epilepsy 173. Erythema multiforme 174. Fibrocystic breast disease 175. Fibromyalgia 176. Gallstones 177. Glaucoma: acute (angle closure) and chronic (open-angle) 178. Gout 179. Hair loss in women 180. Hepatitis 181. Herpes simplex 182. HIV/AIDS: naturopathic medical principles and practice 183. Hypertension 184. Hyperthyroidism 185. Hypoglycemia 186. Hypothyroidism 187. Infectious diarrhea 188. Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) 189. Irritable bowel syndrome 190. Insomnia 191. Kidney stones 192. Leukoplakia 193. Lichen planus 194. Macular degeneration 195. Male infertility 196. Menopause 197. Menorrhagia 198. Migraine headache 199. Multiple sclerosis 200. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy 201. Obesity 202. Osteoarthritis 203. Osteoporosis 204. Otitis media 205. Parkinson's disease 206. Pelvic inflammatory disease 207. Peptic ulcer - duodenal and gastric 208. Periodontal disease 209. Pharyngitis 210. Pneumonia: bacterial, mycoplasmal, and viral 211. Premenstrual syndrome 212. Proctological conditions 213. Psoriasis 214. Rheumatoid arthritis 215. Rosacea 216. Seborrheic dermatitis 217. Senile cataracts 218. Trichomoniasis 219. Urticaria 220. Uterine fibroids 221. Vaginitis and vulvovaginitis 222. Varicose veins Appendices Candida questionnaire Crohn?s disease activity index Current Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescriptions Fasting – patient guidelines Glycemic Index, Carbohydrate Content, and Glycemic Load of Selected Foods Gluten and gliadin content of selected foods Hydrochloric acid supplementation – patient instructions Optimal Food Pyramid Patient instructions for measuring basal body temperature Rotation diet master chart, plans I and II Seligman's Attributional Style Questionnaire Sit and reach test Vaginal depletion pack Bibliographic & ordering Information Hardbound, publication date: NOV-2005 ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06941-3 ISBN-10: 0-443-06941-7 Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE 024/231 Last update: 4 Jul 2008	Book contents Table of contents Reviews Submit your review Bookmark this page Recommend this publication Overview of all books