Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide 2nd edition presents evidence-based information on the 120 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand. Organised alphabetically by common name, each herb or nutrient listed includes information such as daily intake, main actions/indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy, and more.

• Provides current, evidence-based information on herbal, nutritional and food supplements used in Australia and New Zealand
• User-friendly, well indexed, and organised by A-Z herbal monographs, making information easy to find
• Appendices offer important additional information for the safe use of herbal and nutritional supplements, including a list of poison centres, associations, manufacturers plus much more.
• Clear and comprehensive tables including Herb/Natural Supplement - Drug Interactions and Pharmacological Actions of all Herbs and Natural Supplements listed
• A glossary of terms

SECTION 1: HERBAL & NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Complementary Medicine
Chapter 2: Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Chapter 3: Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
Chapter 4: Introduction to Aromatherapy NEW
Chapter 5: Introduction to Food as Medicine NEW

SECTION 2: CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chapter 6: Introduction to Clinical Practice NEW
Chapter 7: Safety and complementary medicine NEW
Chapter 8: Interactions with herbal and natural medicines
Chapter 9: Preoperative Care: Considerations (includes NEW information on anaesthesia implications)
Chapter 10: Cancer and Complementary Medicines Safety

SECTION 3: MONOGRAPHS (A-Z)
(Herbal monographs will be structured as follows)
Herb Name
 Common Name
 Latin binomial/class
 Other names
 Plant part used
 Key chemical components
 Main actions
 Other actions
 Main indications and evidence
 Other uses
 Dosage range
 Adverse reactions
 Significant interactions
 Contraindications and precautions
 Pregnancy use
 Practice points
 Common questions
 References

(Nutrient monographs will be structured as follows)
Nutrient Name
 Background and relevant pharmacokinetics
 Key chemical compounds (where applicable)
 Food sources (where applicable)
 Deficiency signs and symptoms (where applicable)
 Main actions
 Other actions
 Main indications and evidence
 Other indications
 Dosage range
 Toxicity (if known)
 Adverse reactions
 Significant interactions
 Contraindications and precautions
 Pregnancy use
 Practice points
 Common questions
 References

SECTION 4: APPENDICES
Book only
Appendix 1 - Glossary
Appendix 2 - Herb/nutrient - drug interactions
Appendix 3 - Poisons information centres
Appendix 4 - Teaching institutes, manufacturers and on-line resources
Appendix 5 - Guide to safe use of complementary medicine during preoperative period (table 1 from chapter 9).

CD Appendices
Appendix 1 - Glossary
Appendix 2 - Herb/nutrient - drug interactions
Appendix 3 - Poisons information centres
Appendix 4 - Teaching institutes, manufacturers and on-line resources
Appendix 5 - Guide to safe use of complementary medicine during preoperative period (table 1 from chapter 9).
Appendix 6 - Clinical use and safety of vitamins and minerals
Appendix 7 - Evidence base for physiological activities of herbs and supplements

By Lesley Braun, Pharmacist, Naturopath, Herbalist, Lecturer and PhD Scholar at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; and Marc Cohen, Professor & Head of Department of Complementary Medicine, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia