The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety Author:Simon Mills, Kerry Bone The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety presents an extensive discussion of the principles of and current major issues relating to herbal medicine safety. It also contains comprehensive reviews, in monograph format, of the published safety data for 125 common herbs. With contributions from leading international experts, this book covers issues of q... more »uality, interactions, adverse reactions, toxicity, allergy, contact sensitivity and idiosyncratic reactions. Information is derived from the world's leading practitioners and authorities. * Provides the most current information on safety issues in herbal medicine. * Presents authoritative and credible safety information from two experienced herbal practitioners. * Combines theoretical chapters with 125 well-researched monographs, making it the most thorough and comprehensive text on the market for herbal safety in practice. * Provides clear information using the most current evidence-based reviews, covering factors that influence herb safety, including the negative placebo effects (nocebo), various types of unpredictable effects, the basis for interactions between herbs and drugs, and quality issues. * Uses an established grading system for assessing safety in pregnancy and lactation that is realistic and appropriate to herb use. * Thoroughly critiques the dominant misinformation in the media and medical journals on herb safety issues. * Contains 83 documented case studies on hepatoxicity and the effects in relation to kava.« less