Herbal medicines in pregnancy and lactation
Subtitle: an evidence-based approach
By: Edward Mills ... [et al.] ; with a contribution from Paul Richard Saunders.
Contributors: Mills, Edward, D.P.H.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780415373920
Subjects: Pregnancy; Lactation; Herbs -- Therapeutic use; Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Side effects; Plants, Medicinal -- adverse effects; Evidence-Based Medicine; Herbal Medicine; Lactation; Pharmacognosy; Pregnancy; Grossesse; Lactation; Herbes -- Emploi en thérapeutique; Herbes -- Emploi en thérapeutique -- Effets secondaires
Description: The book is organized by section categories - mirroring standard works on the safety profiles of drugs - including benefit-profile and traditional uses, pharmacology and toxicology, interactions, and adverse events. Each natural health product has been researched using a systematic review method, so that a busy clinician can quickly view the grade of evidence to support the information provided. (Book jacket].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Traditional botanical medicines; title: Pharmacognosy: the science of natural source medicines; title: Methodology; title: Herbal medicines; title: Vitamins; title: Supplements.