Herbal Supplements (eBook)

Efficacy, Toxicity, Interactions with Western Drugs, and Effects on Clinical Laboratory Tests

Amitava DasGupta, Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler (Herausgeber)

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2011
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-92275-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Amitava Dasgupta is a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and the director of clinical chemistry, toxicology, and point of care testing at the Memorial Hermann Hospital, the main teaching hospital of the medical school. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and a prolific author and editor.

Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler is a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also the Director of the Core Laboratory of the McLendon Clinical Laboratories, UNC Health Care. Dr. Hammett-Stabler has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books.

Inhalt

HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS 1
CONTENTS 9
PREFACE 13
CONTRIBUTORS 15
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 17
1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 19
2: RELATIVELY SAFE HERBAL REMEDIES 35
3: RISK OF TOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH UNREGULATED HERBAL PRODUCTS 61
PART II: EFFECTS OF HERBAL REMEDIES ON SPECIFIC ORGAN SYSTEMS 89
4: HERBAL MEDICINES WITH IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS 91
5: KELP AND THYROID FUNCTION 141
6: HERBAL REMEDIES AND THE PATIENT WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 151
7: ABNORMAL LIVER FUNCTION TESTS DUE TO HEPATOTOXIC HERBS 171
8: HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE: PRINCIPLE, EFFICACY, AND TOXICITY 185
9: INDIAN AYURVEDIC MEDICINES: AN INTRODUCTION 209
10: TRADITION AND PERSPECTIVES OF GRECO-ARAB AND ISLAMIC HERBAL MEDICINE 225
11: LICORICE AND LABORATORY TESTS 271
PART III: DRUG INTERACTIONS 289
12: DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH ST. JOHN’S WORT 291
13: DRUG–HERB INTERACTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS 307
14: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FRUIT JUICES AND DRUGS 321
15: DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH GINKGO BILOBA AND GINSENG 337
16: DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH GARLIC AND GINGER SUPPLEMENTS 349
PART IV: CONTAMINATION 367
17: HEAVY METAL TOXICITY AND HERBAL REMEDIES 369
18: ADULTERATION OF HERBAL REMEDIES WITH CONVENTIONAL DRUGS: ROLE OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY 385
19: BEYOND HERBALS: AN INTRODUCTION TO POISONOUS PLANTS 403
PART V: ANALYTICAL IMPLICATIONS 421
20: INTERFERENCES OF HERBAL REMEDIES WITH IMMUNOASSAYS FOR THERAPEUTIC DRUGS: FOCUS ON DIGOXIN 423
21: ROLE OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IN DETECTING PLANT POISONING 441
INDEX 459

Rezensionen

"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)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Schlagworte: Alternative Medicine & Complementary Therapies • Analytical Chemistry • Analytische Chemie • Chemie • Chemistry • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Gesundheitsvorsorge Alternative Medizin u. ergänzende Therapien • Gesundheitsvorsorge Alternative Medizin u. ergänzende Therapien • Health & Social Care • Toxicology • Toxikologie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-92275-3 / 0470922753
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-92275-0 / 9780470922750