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Winston & Kuhn's Herbal Therapy and Supplements: A Scientific and Traditional Approach
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- ISBN13: 9781582554624
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The Second Edition of this pocket guide presents the essentials of herbal therapy and nutritional supplements, combining the traditional and scientific worlds. Dr. Kuhn has a PhD in physiology and is author of two pharmacology textbooks; Mr. Winston is a traditional herbalist in practice with a native American heritage.
The book covers 115 herbs that are commonly available in the United States and Canada and 15 nutritional supplements. Coverage of each herb includes traditional and current uses, dangers and toxicities, and a bibliography. This edition includes 15 new herbs.
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Sweet Paula Said: All in one information. ( Feb. 6th 2010 )
I am very pleased with this book. It is clearly and concisely written. The seasoned herbalist and the novice will both cherish the information in this handy sized book. Written from both a Scientific and a Traditional viewpoint all aspects of each herb or supplement are covered. Although much information is available on the Internet, I find it extremely convenient to have this reference for quick search at my fingertips.
I highly recommend this book.
Karen Vaughan Said: The most useful clinical manual on herbal supplements ( Dec. 14th 2007 )
David Winston and Merrily Kuhn have written an excellent clinical manual on the use of herbs and supplements, in a convenient pocket format- no mean feat for a 540 page book! The book is a significant upgrade from the first edition with 16 new monographs and extensive updating of references and new research. 115 herbs and 14 nutritional supplements are presented in monographs which are both more detailed and more clinically informed than information found on web programs commonly available to doctors, herbalists or other medical personnel. Unlike most such books, the authors have many decades of experience using the herbs in clinical practice and thorough research backgrounds.
The monographs cover accurate identification, parts used, constituents and their actions, other known actions, nutritional ingredients, traditional uses, current uses and research, available forms, dosages and administration guidelines, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, side effects, contraindications, long term safety, use in pregnancy or lactation, drug/herb interactions and rationale (if known), special notes or uses and an extensive bibliography for each herb.
There are also a number of useful tables including herbs contraindicated in pregnancy, differentiated from those which require professional guidance; stimulant laxatives contraindicated in pregnancy (although the chart is also useful for those who wish to avoid laxative dependence), and herbs contraindicated during lactation. The table on conditions and possible therapies can be a useful reminder, although it cannot substitute for professional training in the use of herbal medicines.
One should not look to this book as a guide to the use of vitamin supplements- only 14 common supplements are listed. That is not the aim of this book. However despite its small size and lack of photographs, it is perhaps the best herbal materia medica currently available on western herbs.