{PDF} Herbal medicine : biomolecular and clinical aspects Iris F F Benzie; Sissi Wachtel-Galor

“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. With over 3,550 current references, the book highlights the role of herbal medicine in national health care while providing case studies of widely used herbal remedies and their effects on human health and wellness and the need for the design and performance of methodologically sound clinical trials for the plethora of herbal medicines”–Provided by publisher. Read more… Content: Herbal medicine: an introduction to its history, usage, regulation, current trends, and research needs — Antioxidants in herbs and spices: roles in oxidative stress and redox signaling — Evaluation of nutritional and metabolic effects of Aloe Vera — Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) — Cordyceps as an herbal drug — Cranberry — The amazing and mighty ginger — Biological activities of ginseng and its application to human health — Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi Or Reishi) : a medicinal mushroom — Pomegranate Ellagitannins — Medical attributes of St. John’s Wort – Hypericum Perforatum — Health benefits of tea — Turmeric, the golden spice: from traditional medicine to modern medicine — Biomolecular and clinical aspects of Chinese Wolfberry — Botanical phenolics and neurodegeneration — Cardiovascular disease — Herbs and spices in cancer prevention and treatment — Herbal treatment for dermatologic disorders — Diabetes and herbal (botanical) medicine — Bioactive components in herbal medicine: experimental approaches — Ethics of using herbal medicine as primary or adjunct treatment and issues of drug-herb interaction — Integration of herbal medicine into evidence-based clinical practice: current status and issues. Abstract: Rev. ed. of: Herbal and traditional medicine / edited by Lester Packer, Choon Nam Ong, Barry Halliwell. c2004. Read more…