Council for Responsible Nutrition reference on evaluating botanicals
By: prepared by Marilyn Barrett.
Contributors: Council for Responsible Nutrition.
Publisher: Council for Responsible Nutrition
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Botany, Medical; Medicine, Herbal
Other titles: CNR reference on evaluating botanicals; Reference on evaluating botanicals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Use of botanicals; title: Present; title: Past; title: 2. Regulatory status; title: Dietary supplements; title: Drugs; title: 3. Pharmacopeias and monographs; title: United States pharmacopoeia (USP); title: American herbal pharmacopoeia (AHP); title: British herbal pharmacopoeia/British herbal compendium (BHP/BHC); title: German Commission E monographs; title: European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCPO); title: World Health Organization (WHO); title: 4. Plant identity; title: 5. Assessment of health benefits; title: 6. Dosage; title: 7. Safety; title: Adverse reactions; title: 8. Standardization; title: Appendix A: Table listing species covered by monographs written by USP, AHP, BHP, BHC, Commission E, ESCOP and WHO.