The Clinician's Handbook Of Natural Healing
Null, host of a syndicated radio program, Natural Living, and author of numerous books on nutrition, diet, and health, claims this text to be "the first comprehensive guide to scientific peer review studies of natural supplements and their proven treatment value." The main content is a selective annotated bibliography of human and animal studies from the biomedical literature on the benefits of specific nutrients, herbs, amino acids, and phytochemicals. Included here are studies from both the United States and abroad, the majority of which are in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/ freemedl.html). The remaining text covers phytochemicals in edible plants, the activities of these phytochemicals, antiaging nutrients, human dosage ranges, and toxicity studies. Unfortunately, Null's book lacks a preface explaining the intended audience and selection criteria, though positive findings seem to have been a prerequisite. Little attention is given to adverse effects, and it is unclear how treatment and preventive doses were calculated. Null's text requires the ability to interpret medical research findings, recommending it only for medical libraries needing quick access to positive studies on natural substances.ACharles Wessel, Falk Lib. of the Health Sciences, Univ. of PittsburghCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.