The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety

Part 1 Safety issues 1. Introduction: what is herb s afety?
Simon Mills
2. Adverse effects of herbal remedies ? the c ase to answer Dr Debbie Shaw 3. The adverse placebo effect and tra nsient treatment reactions Simon Mills 4. Idiosyncratic drug react ions Simon Mills 5. Human-plant interactions
Simon Mills 6. Adverse herb-drug interactions (AHDI) Kerry Bone, Simon Mills and Mi chelle Morgan and Berris Burgoyne 7. Safety considerations during pre gnancy and lactation Kerry Bone
8. The impact of quality issues o n the safety of herbal products Kerry Bone 9. Safety concerns invo lving Chinese herbal medicine Trina Ward 10. Allergic reactions to herbal medicines Professor Stephen Myers and Hans Wohlmuth 11. Ph armacovigilance of herbal medicines Dr. Joanne Barnes
12. Kava: a risk-benefit assessment
Dr. Mathias Schmidt, Michelle Morgan, Kerry Bone, and Janice McMillan

Part 2 Safety Monographs < BR>Appendix A: Herb Listing by Pregnancy and Lactation Categories App endix B: Pregnancy and Lactation Categories Listing by Herb ncy and Lactation Categories Listing by Herb