Pharmacodynamic basis of herbal medicine
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Manuchair S Ebadi
- ناشر : Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780849370502
Description
The Pharmacokinetic Basis of Therapeutics Pharmacodynamics Adverse Reactions and Drug--Drug Interactions Herb--Drug Interactions Natural Products as a Resource for Established and New Drugs Alternative Therapies Herbal Therapeutics Then and Now Dietary Antioxidants Herbal Drugs and Their High Demand in Treating Diseases Algae Alkaloids Aloe and Colon Function Banisterine, Selegiline, and Parkinson's Disease Belladonna Alkaloids: Autonomic Drugs Blueberry (Vaccinium) Botulinum Toxin Brussels Sprouts Cannabis Capsicum, Rosemary, and Turmeric Carotenoids Chocolate Cinchona Tree Coca Colchicine and Gout Compositae Curare and Neuromuscular Blockade Daffodil and Alzheimer's Disease Eggplant Ephedrine (Ma Huang): A Decongestant and Vasopressor Ergot, Its Alkaloids, and Headache Flavonoids Flaxseed Folate in Fruit Food--Drug Interactions Foxglove, Cardiac Glycosides, and Congestive Heart Failure Ginkgo biloba Ginseng and Cholinergic Transmission Green, White, and Black Teas Herbal Plants and Tuberculosis Herbal Products for the Chemotherapy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Honey: The Nectar of Life Horseradish and Antiplatelet Actions Hypericum (St. John's Wort) and Depression Ipecac Manuka and Fungal Disease Marine Therapeutics Morphine:Papaver somniferum Oats (Avena sativa L.) and Their Antioxidant Activity Olives and Olive Oil Onion and Garlic Immunoenhancing Actions of Plantain Plants and Diabetes Pomegranate Pycnogenol Pygeum africanum and Permixon for the Treatment of Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Reserpine Rhubarb Saffron Salicylate Sex Herbs Sponges and Steroids Taxol (Paclitaxel) and Cancer Chemotherapy Tomatoes Ulcer Therapy with Herbal Medicine Valerian Vitamins and Diet Wheat Germ Wine Yogurt and the Immune System Specific References General References Index
Examines the physiologic effects of food supplements, vitamins, and herbal remedies. Considering the site, mode, and mechanism of action, this book explains the desired and adverse effects and interactions of each herb, drug, and food, and either endorses or debunks popular conceptions with pure scientific data
