Herbal supplements : efficacy, toxicity, interactions with western drugs, and effects on clinical laboratory tests / edited by Amitava Dasgupta, Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler.
An introduction to complementary and alternative medicine / Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler -- Relatively safe herbal remedies / Angela M. Ferguson and Uttam Garg -- Risk of toxicity associated with unregulated herbal products / Steven W. Cotten -- Herbal medicines with immunomodulatory effects / Jeffrey K. Actor -- Kelp and thyroid function / Bruce Rosenzweig -- Herbal remedies and the patient with chronic kidney disease / Mariana S. Markell -- Abnormal liver function tests due to hepatotoxic herbs / Amitava Dasgupta and Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler -- Homeopathic medicine : principle, efficacy and toxicity / Amitava Dasgupta -- Indian ayurvedic medicines: an introduction / Amitava Dasgupta -- Tradition and perspectives of Greco-Arab and Islamic herbal medicine / Bashar Saad and Omar Said -- Licorice and laboratory tests / Salvador F. Sena -- Drug interactions with St. John's wort / Matthew D. Krasowski and John L. Blau -- Drug-herb interactions in patients with HIV/AIDS / Natella Y. Rakhmanina and John N. van den Anker -- Interactions between fruit juices and drugs / Amitava Dasgupta -- Drug interactions with ginseng and ginkgo biloba / Ashok Tholpady and Semyon A. Risin -- Drug interactions with garlic and ginger supplements / Charbel Abou-Diwan and James Ritchie -- Heavy metal toxicity and herbal remedies / Christine L.H. Snozek and Loralie J. Langman -- Adulteration of herbal remedies with conventional drugs : role of the clinical laboratory / Uttam Garg and Angela M. Ferguson -- Beyond herbals : an introduction to poisonous plants / Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler -- Interferences of herbal remedies with immunoassays for therapeutic drugs: focus on Digoxin / Amitava Dasgupta -- Role of the clinical laboratory in detecting plant poisoning / Ronald W. McLawhon.
Summary:
This book focuses on efficacy, toxicity, drug interactions, and abnormal clinical laboratory tests resulting from the use of herbal remedies. Although a few herbal remedies are safe and have efficacy (for example saw palmetto), many herbal remedies are toxic. This book guides in the interpretation of abnormal test results in otherwise healthy subjects due to use of herbal remedies. Chapters focus on interactions between herbals and pharmaceuticals, sources of contamination in herbal supplements, and analytical techniques used in the investigation of herbal remedies.
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