260 x 200mm. Two hardback volumes in slip/presentation box. 2368pp

Unsurpassed in its authority and scope, the 3rd Edition of the most thoroughly researched and carefully referenced text on natural medicine has been revised to include the most up-to-date information on its application to specific health problems. With over 90 well-known contributors and 10,000 citations of peer-reviewed research literature, practitioners will find accurate, detailed pharmacologic information on herbs and supplements, and crucial knowledge for making recommendations to patients. Contents Volume I: Section I: Philosophy of Natural Medicine 1. Functional medicine in natural medicine 2. Hierarchy of Healing - Therapeutic order 3. The History of Naturopathic Medicine, Chapter 1: The Emergence of an American School of Healing 4. The History of Naturopathic Medicine, Chapter 2: Decline & Rejuvenation - Politics & Professionalisation 5. Philosophy of naturopathic medicine 6. Placebo & healing 7. Positive mental attitude 8. Research in complementary & alternative medicine 9. Women in the history of medicine Section II: Supplementary diagnostic procedures 10. Adrenal stress test 11. Apoptosis assessment 12. Bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine breath test 13. Cell signaling analysis 14. Comprehensive digestive stool analysis 15. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 16. Fantus test for urine chloride 17. Fatty acid profiling 18. Female hormone profiling 19. Folic acid status assessment 20. Food allergy testing 21. Functional assessment of liver phrase I & II detoxification 22. Hair mineral analysis 23. Heidelberg pH capsule gastric analysis 24. Immune function assessment 25. Intestinal permeability assessment 26. Laboratory tests for the determination of vitamin 27. Lactose intolerance breath test 28. Male hormone profiling 29. Metal toxicity assessment 30. Mineral status evaluation 31. Oral manifestations of nutritional status 32. Rapid dark adaptation test 33. Urinary organic acids profiling for assessment of functional nutrient deficiencies, gut dysbiosis, & toxicity 34. Urinary porphyrins for the detection of heavy metal & toxic chemical exposure 35. Urine indican test (Obermeyer test) Section III: Therapeutic modalities 36. Acupuncture 37. Ayurveda: the science of life & mother of the healing arts 38. Blood type diet 39. Botanical medicine - a modern perspective 40. Environmental medicine 41. Exercise prescription 42. Glandular therapy 43. Homeopathy 44. Hydrotherapy 45. Manipulation 46. Nutritional medicine 47. Non-pharmacological control of pain 48. Peat therapeutics & balneotherapy 49. Preventive Genomics 50. Rotation diet: a diagnostic & therapeutic tool 51. Soft tissue manipulation: diagnostic & therapeutic potential 52. Spirituality & Healing 53. Therapeutic fasting 54. Tibetan medicine 55. Unani medicine Section IV: Syndromes & special topics 56. Autoimmune disease 57. Cancer support 58. Chronic candidiasis 59. Food allergies 60. Functional Detoxification 61. Homocysteine metabolism: nutritional modulation & impact on health and disease 62. Hyperventilation syndrome 63. Immune support 64. Intestinal Parasite 65. Maldigestion 66. Role of dietary fiber in health and disease 67. Sports nutrition 68. Stress management Section V: Pharmacology of natural medicines 69. Alkylglycerols 70. Allium cepa (onion) 71. Allium sativum (garlic) 72. Aloe vera (Cape aloe) 73. Angelica species 74. Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) 75. Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood) 76. Boron 77. Bee products 78. Beta-carotene and other carotenoids 79. Bromelain 80. Camellia sinensis (green tea) 81. Capsicum frutescens (cayenne pepper) 82. Carnitine 83. Catechin [(+)-cyanidanol-3] 84. Centella asiatica (gotu kola) 85. Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) 86. Citicoline 87. Coenzyme Q10 88. Coleus forskohlii 89. Commiphora mukul (mukul myrrh tree) 90. Crataegus oxyacantha (hawthorn) 91. Croton lechleri (dragon's blood) 92. Curcuma longa (turmeric) 93. Dehydroepiandrosterone 94. Echinacea species (narrow-leafed purple coneflower) 95. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng) 96. Ephedra species 97. Epilobium spp (small flowered willow herb) 98. Fatty acid metabolism 99. Fish oils 100. Flavonoids - quercetin, citrus flavonoids, and HERs (hydroxyethylrutosides) 101. Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo tree) 102. Glucosamine & chondroitin 103. Glutamine 104. Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) 105. 5-Hydroxytryptophan 106. Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) & other berberine-containing botanicals 107. Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) 108. Introduction to the clinical use of Chinese prepared medicines 109. Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco) 110. Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) 111. Melatonin 112. Melissa officinalis (lemonbalm) 113. Mentha piperita (peppermint) 114. Microbial Enzyme Therapy 115. Naturally occurring antioxidants 116. Opuntia spp (prickly pear) 117. Panax ginseng (Korean ginseng) 118. Pancreatic enzymes 119. Phage therapy: bacteriophages as natural, self-limiting antibiotics 120. Phosphatidylserine 121. Piper mythisticum (kava) 122. Polycosanol 123. Prebiotics 124. Procyanidolic oligomers 125. Pygeum africanum (bitter almond) 126. Recommended optimum nutrient intakes (RONIs) 127. Ruscus aculeatus (butcher's broom) 128. SAMe 129. Sarsparilla species 130. Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) 131. Silybum marianum (milk thistle) 132. Soy isoflavones & other constituents 133. Tabebuia avellanedae (LaPacho, Pau D\'Arco, Ipe Roxo) 134. Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) 135. Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) 136. Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) 137. Urtica dioica (stinging nettles) leaf & root 138. Uva ursi (bearberry) 139. Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) 140. Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) 141. Valeriana officinalis (valerian) 142. Viscum album (European mistletoe) 143. Vitamin A 144. Vitamin toxicities & therapeutic monitoring 145. Vitex agnus castus (chaste tree) 146. Water 147. Zingiber officinale (ginger) Volume I: Section VI: Specific health problems 148. Acne vulgaris & acne conglobata 149. Affective disorders 150. Alcoholism 151. Alzheimer's disease 152. Andropause 153. Angina 154. Aphthous stomatitis 155. Asthma 156. Atherosclerosis 157. Atopic dermatitis (eczema) 158. Attention deficit disorders (hyperactivity and childhood learning disorders) 159. Bacterial sinusitis 160. Bacterial sinusitis 161. Benign prostatic hyperplasia 162. Carpal tunnel syndrome 163. Celiac disease 164. Cellulite 165. Cervical dysplasia 166. Chronic fatigue syndrome 167. Congestive heart failure 168. Cystitis 169. Dermatitis herpetiformis 170. Diabetes mellitus 171. Endometriosis 172. Epilepsy 173. Erythema multiforme 174. Fibrocystic breast disease 175. Fibromyalgia 176. Gallstones 177. Glaucoma: acute (angle closure) & chronic (open-angle) 178. Gout 179. Hair loss in women 180. Hepatitis 181. Herpes simplex 182. HIV/AIDS: naturopathic medical principles & practice 183. Hypertension 184. Hyperthyroidism 185. Hypoglycemia 186. Hypothyroidism 187. Infectious diarrhoea 188. Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis) 189. Irritable bowel syndrome 190. Insomnia 191. Kidney stones 192. Leukoplakia 193. Lichen planus ... Appendices Candida questionnaire Crohn's disease activity index Current Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescriptions Fasting - patient guidelines Glycemic (For this item please quote stock ID 11823)

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