American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook
Zoë Gardner
American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook - 2nd edition, revised - London CRC Press 2013 - 1072 pages
Access to accurate, evidence-based, and clinically relevant information is essential to anyone who uses or recommends herbal products. With input from some of the most respected experts in herbal and integrative medicine, this completely revised edition of the American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook reviews both traditional knowledge and contemporary research on herbs to provide an authoritative resource on botanical safety. The book covers more than 500 species of herbs and provides a holistic understanding of safety through data compiled from clinical trials, pharmacological and toxicological studies, medical case reports, and historical texts.
For each species, a brief safety summary is provided for quick reference, along with a detailed review of the literature. Easily understood classification systems are used to indicate the safety of each listed species and the potential for the species to interact with drugs.
Enhancements to the Second Edition include:
Classification of each herb with both a safety rating and a drug interaction rating
More references listed for each individual herb, vetted for accuracy
Specific information on adverse events reported in clinical trials or case reports
Safety-related pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of each herb, including drug interactions
Additional information on the use of herbs by pregnant or lactating women
Toxicological studies and data on toxic compounds
Representing the core of the botanical trade and comprising the finest growers, processors, manufacturers, and marketers of herbal products, the mission of the AHPA is to promote the responsible commerce of herbal products. The American Herbal Products Association Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition ensures that this vision is attained. The book will be a valuable reference for product manufacturers, healthcare practitioners, regulatory agencies, researchers, and consumers of herbal products.
1466516941 9781466516946 = ADVERSE EVENTS Animal Pharmacological Studies Animal Trials Bensky berberine bitter orange black cohosh caffeine Chen and Chen compound Contact Dermat CONTRAINDICATIONS None known dose DRUG AND SUPPLEMENT Drug or Supplement essential oil ethanol EVENTS AND SIDE EVENTS Case Reports g/kg Genotoxicity ginseng herb Human Pharmacological Studies identified identify any concerns interac Interaction Class INTERACTIONS Clinical Trials Interactions No animal Interactions No clinical INTERACTIONS None known interactions were identified Iohn’s wort LACTATION No information lactation was identified LITERATURE CITED mutagenic orange fruit PHARMACOKINETICS Human Pharmacological Pharmacol PHARMACOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOKINETICS PRECAUTIONS None known PREGNANCY AND LACTATION pregnancy or lactation QUICK REFERENCE SUMMARY REFERENCE SUMMARY Safety relevant human pharmacological Reports of Adverse Reports of Suspected REVIEW DETAILS SIDE EFFECTS STUDIES Acute Toxicity Studies No relevant studies were identified SUMMARY Safety Class SUPPLEMENT INTERACTIONS Clinical Suspected Drug tions were identified Toxicol traditional Chinese medicine Trials of Drug Vitro Pharmacological Studies
--Science › Life Sciences › Botany --Health & Fitness / Herbal Medications-- Medical / Alternative & Complementary Medicine-- Science / Chemistry / General --Science / Life Sciences / Botany
615.3/21 GAR
American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook - 2nd edition, revised - London CRC Press 2013 - 1072 pages
Access to accurate, evidence-based, and clinically relevant information is essential to anyone who uses or recommends herbal products. With input from some of the most respected experts in herbal and integrative medicine, this completely revised edition of the American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook reviews both traditional knowledge and contemporary research on herbs to provide an authoritative resource on botanical safety. The book covers more than 500 species of herbs and provides a holistic understanding of safety through data compiled from clinical trials, pharmacological and toxicological studies, medical case reports, and historical texts.
For each species, a brief safety summary is provided for quick reference, along with a detailed review of the literature. Easily understood classification systems are used to indicate the safety of each listed species and the potential for the species to interact with drugs.
Enhancements to the Second Edition include:
Classification of each herb with both a safety rating and a drug interaction rating
More references listed for each individual herb, vetted for accuracy
Specific information on adverse events reported in clinical trials or case reports
Safety-related pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of each herb, including drug interactions
Additional information on the use of herbs by pregnant or lactating women
Toxicological studies and data on toxic compounds
Representing the core of the botanical trade and comprising the finest growers, processors, manufacturers, and marketers of herbal products, the mission of the AHPA is to promote the responsible commerce of herbal products. The American Herbal Products Association Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition ensures that this vision is attained. The book will be a valuable reference for product manufacturers, healthcare practitioners, regulatory agencies, researchers, and consumers of herbal products.
1466516941 9781466516946 = ADVERSE EVENTS Animal Pharmacological Studies Animal Trials Bensky berberine bitter orange black cohosh caffeine Chen and Chen compound Contact Dermat CONTRAINDICATIONS None known dose DRUG AND SUPPLEMENT Drug or Supplement essential oil ethanol EVENTS AND SIDE EVENTS Case Reports g/kg Genotoxicity ginseng herb Human Pharmacological Studies identified identify any concerns interac Interaction Class INTERACTIONS Clinical Trials Interactions No animal Interactions No clinical INTERACTIONS None known interactions were identified Iohn’s wort LACTATION No information lactation was identified LITERATURE CITED mutagenic orange fruit PHARMACOKINETICS Human Pharmacological Pharmacol PHARMACOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOKINETICS PRECAUTIONS None known PREGNANCY AND LACTATION pregnancy or lactation QUICK REFERENCE SUMMARY REFERENCE SUMMARY Safety relevant human pharmacological Reports of Adverse Reports of Suspected REVIEW DETAILS SIDE EFFECTS STUDIES Acute Toxicity Studies No relevant studies were identified SUMMARY Safety Class SUPPLEMENT INTERACTIONS Clinical Suspected Drug tions were identified Toxicol traditional Chinese medicine Trials of Drug Vitro Pharmacological Studies
--Science › Life Sciences › Botany --Health & Fitness / Herbal Medications-- Medical / Alternative & Complementary Medicine-- Science / Chemistry / General --Science / Life Sciences / Botany
615.3/21 GAR