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This unique book gives health care professionals a quick reference to herbs, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, over-the-counter hormones and other dietary supplements commonly used by consumers. The text covers claims, indications, scientific evidence, possible benefits, adverse effects, contraindications, and drug interactions.
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Fugh-Berman (Geo. Washington U. School of Medicine and NIH and Federal Trade Commission consultant) used information from MEDLINE, TOXLINE, and other databases, and consulted friends, colleagues, and her own files. She mostly excludes studies from alternative medical journals and Chinese medical literature because she feels "their quality is not yet up to Western methodological standards." Other sources include ESCOP Monographs (1997), Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (1994), and Tyler's Honest Herbal (1999). From Aconite to Zinc, each entry has the following divisions: 10-second take, description, food sources, mechanism/pharmacokinetics, clinical trials (with humans when possible), deficiency signs and symptoms, factors decreasing availability/absorption, laboratory tests, adverse reactions, drug interactions, pregnancy/lactation, recommended dietary allowance, and upper limits. Appended tables include those addressing different monikers for the same substance, and oxalate content by food group. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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