Metabonomics in Toxicity Assessment
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Access to accurate, evidence-based, and clinically relevant information is essential to anyone who uses or recommends herbal products. With input from some of the most respected experts in herbal and integrative medicine, this completely revised edition of the American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook reviews both traditional knowledge and contemporary research on herbs to provide an authoritative resource on botanical safety. The book covers more than 500 species of herbs and provides a holistic understanding of safety through data compiled from clinical trials, pharmacological and toxicological studies, medical case reports, and historical texts.
For each species, a brief safety summary is provided for quick reference, along with a detailed review of the literature. Easily understood classification systems are used to indicate the safety of each listed species and the potential for the species to interact with drugs.
Enhancements to the Second Edition include:
- Classification of each herb with both a safety rating and a drug interaction rating
- More references listed for each individual herb, vetted for accuracy
- Specific information on adverse events reported in clinical trials or case reports
- Safety-related pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of each herb, including drug interactions
- Additional information on the use of herbs by pregnant or lactating women
- Toxicological studies and data on toxic compounds
Representing the core of the botanical trade and comprising the finest growers, processors, manufacturers, and marketers of herbal products, the mission of the AHPA is to promote the responsible commerce of herbal products. The American Herbal Products Association Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition ensures that this vision is attained. The book will be a valuable reference for product manufacturers, healthcare practitioners, regulatory agencies, researchers, and consumers of herbal products.
Access to accurate, evidence-based, and clinically relevant information is essential to anyone who uses or recommends herbal products. With input from some of the most respected experts in herbal and integrative medicine, this completely revised edition of the American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook reviews both traditional knowledge and contemporary research on herbs to provide an authoritative resource on botanical safety. The book covers more than 500 species of herbs and provides a holistic understanding of safety through data compiled from clinical trials, pharmacological and toxicological studies, medical case reports, and historical texts.
For each species, a brief safety summary is provided for quick reference, along with a detailed review of the literature. Easily understood classification systems are used to indicate the safety of each listed species and the potential for the species to interact with drugs.
Enhancements to the Second Edition include:
- Classification of each herb with both a safety rating and a drug interaction rating
- More references listed for each individual herb, vetted for accuracy
- Specific information on adverse events reported in clinical trials or case reports
- Safety-related pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of each herb, including drug interactions
- Additional information on the use of herbs by pregnant or lactating women
- Toxicological studies and data on toxic compounds
Representing the core of the botanical trade and comprising the finest growers, processors, manufacturers, and marketers of herbal products, the mission of the AHPA is to promote the responsible commerce of herbal products. The American Herbal Products Association Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition ensures that this vision is attained. The book will be a valuable reference for product manufacturers, healthcare practitioners, regulatory agencies, researchers, and consumers of herbal products.
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A must have book for any serious herbalist. Safety should come before anything else when dealing with medicinal plants, and this book assures that the practicing herbalist is well armed in that area. Well written and organized.
Unparalleled. Unlike a lot of botanical safety handbooks, this one isn’t written by phytopharmaceutical researchers only, or hands-on practitioners only, medical anthropologists only — or, heaven forbid, science journalists only — but by a true international dream team. Almost a decade in the making, this massive tome is simply a monumental, towering unparalleled achievement. Understand, we’re not just reprinting the same old stuff here, but going back to primary sources and validating everything. Those looking for a quick a decisive answer — a simple “green light” or “red light” — will be frustrated, as the book acknowledges and delves into nuance and uncertainty. But when all is said and done, you walk away knowing where the nuances and uncertainties come from, armed with the tools to make an informed decision.Take for example, the section on Echinacea. We get to see where we’re looking at E. purpurea, E. angustofolia, etc.; aerial parts vs. seeds vs. root; hydroethanolic extract vs. fresh expressed juice vs. crude plant material… And when the question is raised of its suitability in autoimmune disease (controversial to this day, and as of yet, not settled in the scientific literature), we get a survey of a few dozen experienced herbal practitioners to supplement the formal research record.Warning: this book can be frightening in the hands of those unschooled in medical terminology, and scientific phrasing in regards to uncertainty, as there is no herb that is portrayed as completely, unequivocally safe.
Very clear and precise. I would have preferred if it offered the name in its common form and not its latin name, but because I have other herbal books that I can refer to for the Latin name, it is easy to look it up and it provides detailed and useful information on safety precautions for each herb. Definitely a necessity to have if working with herbs on a regular basis.
A Wonderful, Must-Have Reference For The Herbalist. I heard about this book from a herbal school in which I am enrolled. It is edited by the American Herbalist Guild. It has all sorts of safety information concerning different herbs, AND it has all the relevant, appropriate studies on herb-drug interactions. Since so many people take a medication or two of some sort, it is a great resource to double-check that a herb is not going to counteract the medication. It was helpful when I had a question about Skullcap and hepatic function. If you work with herbs, and are formulating for friends or family, I would recommend you get this book.
The spine is cheapishly made to hold 1035 pages it weighs close to 7 pounds ,good this book exists. I gave American Herbal Products Associations Botanical Safety Hankbook a 5 star review even though the spine is weak and made of cheapish material. I was expecting a better quality book for the price, it is expensive.This is a second book order. I returned the first one because the spine was coming apart It’s a heavy, big book weighing almost 7 pounds with 1035 pages A lot of hours spent on the internet researching herb contraindications with prescription medicines. Not finding much of anything. This all-in-one- book has all the research evidence-based, more than 500 species of herbs ,and so much more that I couldn’t find on my own. I started my apothecary, growing and purchasing herbs, learning how to make medicines etc.Purchased many books by well-known authors to compare their knowledge and information on herbs. Knowing there are alternatives to prescription medications is a relief.