ABSTRACT

Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of complementary or alternative medicine in countries around the world, this reference reviews and evaluates various safety, toxicity, and quality-control issues related to the use of traditional and herbal products for health maintenance and disease prevention and treatment

chapter 4|12 pages

Herbal Medicine

chapter 6|26 pages

Tea and Health

chapter 7|16 pages

Ginkgo biloba

chapter 8|12 pages

Ginger

chapter 10|15 pages

Epimedium Species

chapter 12|25 pages

Salvia miltiorrhiza

chapter 14|10 pages

Spirulina

chapter 16|27 pages

Lentinus edodes

chapter 17|37 pages

Cruciferous Vegetables and Chemoprevention

chapter 20|12 pages

Rosemary

chapter 21|18 pages

Crataegus (Hawthorn)

chapter 22|23 pages

Resveratrol

chapter 26|20 pages

Sho-saiko-to

chapter 30|11 pages

Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali)

chapter 33|15 pages

Ephedra

chapter 41|9 pages

Traditional Chinese Medicine