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"This book marks a new authority on herbal medicine. Following the indispensable pioneering work of the Commission E in Germany, ESCOP has taken the lead role across Europe over the past decade in reviewing the therapeutic uses of herbal medicinal products. This is now recognized by the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, which formally receives ESCOP monographs as a basis for core dossiers on herbal medicines. Initial funding for the enterprise was provided by the European Commission.ESCOP, representing national phytotherapy associations across Europe, is uniquely placed to provide an international consensus. Preparation of the monographs by the ESCOP Scientific Committee has involved delegates from 15 countries with the assistance of numerous external experts on herbal medicine and an eminent Board of Supervising Editors.Sixty ESCOP monographs were published during the late 1990s. All have been updated and expanded, and this second edition includes a further twenty monographs. The text constitutes an up-to-date review of scientific information on the therapeutic uses of herbal medicines, including indications, dosage, contra-indications, interactions and undesirable effects, together with summaries of pharmacological, clinical and toxicological data. It is extensively referenced to scientific literature - almost 5,000 full citations appear in the book.The ESCOP monographs are an invaluable resource for health professionals, regulators, manufacturers and many others. They provide the evidence base for clinical use of herbal medicinal products."

"With all of the essential information you need on herbal pharmacotherapy for the pharmacy setting, Natural Standard Herbal Pharmacotherapy provides practical guidance on the use of herbal therapies for medical conditions. The text's unique expanded outline format allows you to quickly review facts and identify important information. Each chapter includes detailed, evidence-based coverage of the effects of herbal medicine on medical conditions, and Natural Standard's grading scale ensures you use the most effective treatments for your patients. Plus, a section on adjunct therapies provides advice on combining herbal medicine with primary treatments."

"A single source for accurate scientific information on herbal remedies! The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Remedies is the reference tool you need to distinguish those herbal products that have been clinically tested from those for which there is little or no real evidence that substantiates or disputes their claims of efficacy. This essential volume provides a snapshot of 160 herbal products that have been tested in clinical trials. Details of the products and the clinical trials they underwent are here in an easy-to-read, at-a-glance format.Each botanical profile in The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Remedies contains a summary section (table, text and references), followed by product information and clinical trials for that particular product. An evaluation of the strength of the evidence from the trials, along with the context for therapeutics is included to give you a complete picture of each remedy and its usefulness or lack thereof. If there is more than one product based on a particular botanical then the trials are grouped according to the product.This valuable book also makes purchasing easy with manufacturer contact information. With over 30 individual botanicals and 10 multi-ingredient formulas, 160 products and 360 clinical studies, The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Remedies is the book you need to make an informed selection of herbal products. Not only does it list proprietary herbal products that have been tested in controlled clinical studies and provide a rating of the quality of those trials, but, it also describes the fundamentals of herbal medicine, including regulation, characterization, standardization, bioavailability, efficacy, safety, pharmacopoeial monographs as well as incentives, or lack of incentive, for US and European manufacturers to conduct clinical studies.Contributors to the chapters describing the fundamentals of herbal medicine the late Dr. Varro Tyler, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Purdue University and co-author of Tyler's Honest Herbal, Rational Phytotherapy, and Tyler's Herbs of Choice Loren Israelsen, JD, president of the LDI group Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Chair of the USP Dietary Supplement Information Committee Joerg Grünwald, PhD, co-author of the Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) for Herbal Medicines, and Stefan Spiess, RPh, President of Grünwalder GmbH Anton Biber, PhD, and Friedrich Lang, PhD, experts in the bioavailability of herbal medicine at Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co., Germany Anthony Almada, MSc, founder and Chief Scientific Officer of IMAGINutrition, Inc. Joseph M. Betz, PhD, Director of the Dietary Supplements Methods and Reference Materials Program at the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Ezra Bejar, PhD, president of Plant Bioassay Uwe Koetter, PhD, Director of New OTC and Dietary Supplement Product Development at GlaxoSmithKline Srini Srinivasan, PhD, Vice President of the Dietary Supplement Verification Program of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Roy Upton, Executive Director of the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia.All of the clinical trials in The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Remedies were rated as to their Level of Evidence according to a system designed by Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Chair of the United States Pharmacopoeia Dietary Supplements/Botanicals Expert Panel and a member of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine."

"Penelitian ini membahas determinan keputusan ibu menggunakan herbal berkhasiat obat untuk mengatasi masalah kesehatan pada anak. Penelitian deskriptif koleratif ini dilakukan pada 72 responden. Faktor-faktor yang diteliti meliputi usia, pendidikan, pekexjaan, pengetahuan, status ekonomi keluarga, ketersediaan herbal berkhasiat obat, biaya pengobatan, kepercayaan, dan persepsi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan (p- value 0,0l4), ketersediaan (p-value 0.032), kepercayaan (p-value 0,039), dan persepsi (p-value 0,04) dengan keputusan ibu menggunakan herbal berkhasiat obat (CI 95%; a 0,05). Rekomendasi penelitian ini yaitu perlu adanya sosialisasi mengenai herbal berkhasiat obat dan pemanfaatannya sehingga dapat dijadikan tindakan awal ibu untuk mengatasi masalah kesehatan anak.

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This study discusses determinants of mother's decision to use efficacious herbal medicine to treat health problems in children. Koleratif descriptive study was conducted on 72 respondents. Factors studied include age, education, occupation, knowledge, family economic status, availability of herbal, medical expenses. beliefs, and perceptions.

The results showed a signyicant relationshht between knowledge (p-value 0. 014), availability (p-value 0. 032), beliefs (p-value 0.039), and perception (p-value 104) with the mother’s decision to use efficacious herbal medicine (CI 95%; a 0.05). Recommendation for this study is socialization the uses of efficacious herbal medicine is needed as primary treatment to solve health problems in children."

"Informative and authoritative this is the first fully illustrated practical guide to the healing properties of herbs. The beautifully photographed page-by-page A to Z of over 120 medicinal herbs includes plants with therapeutic properties and shows all the parts used medicinally with descriptions of their traditional uses. Each entry also details the plant's active ingredients and its therapeutic applications from exotic ma Huang used in China against asthma for 5 000 years to the humble cabbage which in clinical trails has demonstrated its effectiveness for stomach ulcers.Herbal home remedies A section on herbal remedies explains how to make and take herbal remedies and offers over 250 safe treatments to help alleviate common complaints from coughs colds and headaches to skin conditions digestive problems and stress. Real-life case studies highlight how herbal remedies work. A special feature shows a full herbal kit for the home and there is practical advice on when to consult a medical herbalist: The Complete Medicinal Herbal is a highly practical handbook as well as a visual sourcebook for anyone wishing to explore and derive benefit from the healing properties of herbs."

"Letha Hadady has worked with doctors of traditional Asian medicine in the United States and several countries of the Far East. An herbalist and nationally certified acupuncturist, she has translated the herbal secrets of the East into easy-to-use remedies that are comprehensible, readily available, and practical for Western readers." "Asian Health Secrets is the first guide to herbal medicine to present the simple but thorough diagnostic tools that allow you to evaluate your daily well-being in order to prevent illness, boost immune strength, and treat discomforts ranging from headaches, allergies, arthritis, injuries, insomnia, menstrual and menopausal complaints to complex chronic conditions such as poor memory, depression, and sexual dysfunction. Both a complete introduction to herbal medicine for the novice and an authoritative reference for the expert, Asian Health Secrets gives step-by-step instructions on how to use safe and inexpensive herbs as complementary or alternative medicine."