By
Lesley Braun, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Research Unit, Monash University (Alfred Hospital); visiting lecturer Monash,
RMIT; Vice President of the National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
Marc Cohen, MBBS, PhD (TCM), Professor & Head of Department of Complementary Medicine, RMIT University, Melbourne
Description
A must-have health companion for herbalists, naturopaths, complementary medicine practitioners and students
“
Recommended evidence-based reference on Complementary Medicines” National Pharmacy Board 2010
Herbs and Natural Supplements,
3rd Edition: An evidence-based guide presents evidence-based information on the 130 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements
used across Australia and New Zealand.
This exhaustive textbook is organised alphabetically by each herb or nutrient’s common
name. Herbs and nutrients are then accompanied by critical information such as daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions,
contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more.
This new edition of
Herbs and Natural Supplements
has been expanded with new chapters on pregnancy and wellness.
It also features 10 new monographs for Arginine, Dunaliella, Elde,
Goji, Pelargonium, Prebiotics, Red Yeast Rice, Rhodioloa, Shatavari and Taurine.
