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Herbal Supplements
Efficacy, Toxicity, Interactions with Western Drugs, and Effects on Clinical Laboratory Tests
Amitava Dasgupta (Edited by), A Dasgupta (Author), Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler (Edited by)
9780470433508, Wiley
Hardback, published 4 January 2011
496 pages
24.1 x 16.5 x 3.2 cm, 0.812 kg
"This is a wonderful addition to the field of laboratory medicine. You need this book if you ever have to answer questions on how herbal supplements affect clinical laboratory tests." (Doody's, 23 September 2011) "Summing Up: Recommended. Medical students and clinicians." (Choice, 1 August 2011) "Even though Americans rely increasingly on alternative medicine, herbal and traditional remedies do not undergo the testing for safety and efficacy as pharmaceutical drugs. In this book, editors Dasgupta (pathology and laboratory medicine, U. of Texas Medical School at Houston) and Hammett-Stabler (pathology and laboratory medicine, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) present a balanced and comprehensive introduction to herbal supplements, emphasizing the pharmacological interactions between herbal supplements and Western pharmaceuticals". (Booknews, 1 June 2011)
HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS An evenhanded study of pharmacological interactions between Western drugs and herbal supplements Today, a significant percentage of Americans turn to complementary and alternative medicine practices. Despite their popularity and wide use, these products do not undergo the same pre-market testing for safety and efficacy that is required of pharmaceuticals. In Herbal Supplements: Efficacy, Toxicity, Interactions with Western Drugs, and Effects on Clinical Laboratory Tests, editors Amitava Dasgupta and Catherine Hammett-Stabler present a comprehensive introduction to both safe and unsafe herbal supplements. The book emphasizes the pharmacological interactions identified between Western drugs and herbal supplements, and the effects of herbal supplements on clinical laboratory tests. Herbal Supplements provides a guide to the interpretation of abnormal test results in otherwise healthy subjects due to use of herbal remedies. Focusing on interactions between herbals and pharmaceuticals, sources of contamination in herbal supplements, and analytical techniques used in the investigation of herbal remedies, the book details: Unbiased and literature-based, this text offers toxicologists, clinical chemists, analysts, and pharmacologists a no-nonsense take on the efficacy, toxicity, and drug interactions of herbal supplements and medicines.
Preface xi Contributors xiii Part I Introduction and Overview 1 1 Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine 3 2 Relatively Safe Herbal Remedies 19 3 Risk of Toxicity Associated with Unregulated Herbal Products 45 Part II Effects of Herbal Remedies On Specific Organ Systems 73 4 Herbal Medicines with Immunomodulatory Effects 75 5 Kelp and Thyroid Function 125 6 Herbal Remedies and the Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease 135 7 Abnormal Liver Function Tests Due to Hepatotoxic Herbs 155 8 Homeopathic Medicine: Principle, Effi cacy, and Toxicity 169 9 Indian Ayurvedic Medicines: An Introduction 193 10 Tradition and Perspectives of Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine 209 11 Licorice and Laboratory Tests 255 Part III Drug Interactions 273 12 Drug Interactions with St. John’s Wort 275 13 Drug–Herb Interactions in Patients with HIV/AIDS 291 14 Interactions between Fruit Juices and Drugs 305 15 Drug Interactions with Ginkgo Biloba and Ginseng 321 16 Drug Interactions with Garlic and Ginger Supplements 333 Part IV Contamination 351 17 Heavy Metal Toxicity and Herbal Remedies 353 18 Adulteration of Herbal Remedies with Conventional Drugs: Role of the Clinical Laboratory 369 19 Beyond Herbals: An Introduction to Poisonous Plants 387 Part V Analytical Implications 405 20 Interferences of Herbal Remedies with Immunoassays for Therapeutic Drugs: Focus on Digoxin 407 21 Role of the Clinical Laboratory in Detecting Plant Poisoning 425 Index 443
Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler
Angela M. Ferguson and Uttam Garg
Steven W. Cotten
Jeffrey K. Actor
Bruce Rosenzweig
Mariana S. Markell
Amitava Dasgupta and Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler
Amitava Dasgupta
Amitava Dasgupta
Bashar Saad and Omar Said
Salvador F. Sena
Matthew D. Krasowski and John L. Blau
Natella Y. Rakhmanina and John N. van den Anker
Amitava Dasgupta
Ashok Tholpady and Semyon A. Risin
Charbel Abou-Diwan and James Ritchie
Christine L. H. Snozek and Loralie J. Langman
Uttam Garg and Angela M. Ferguson
Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler
Amitava Dasgupta
Ronald W. McLawhon
Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]
