{"product_id":"herbal-supplements-amitava-dasgupta-9780470433508","title":"Herbal Supplements: Efficacy, Toxicity, Interactions with Western Drugs, and Effects on Clinical Laboratory Tests","description":"\u003cb\u003eHERBAL SUPPLEMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn evenhanded study of pharmacological interactions between Western drugs and herbal supplements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, a significant percentage of Americans turn to complementary and alternative medicine practices. Despite their popularity and wide use, these products do not undergo the same pre-market testing for safety and efficacy that is required of pharmaceuticals. In\u003ci\u003e Herbal Supplements: Efficacy, Toxicity, Interactions with Western Drugs, and Effects on Clinical Laboratory Tests\u003c\/i\u003e, editors Amitava Dasgupta and Catherine Hammett-Stabler present a comprehensive introduction to both safe and unsafe herbal supplements. The book emphasizes the pharmacological interactions identified between Western drugs and herbal supplements, and the effects of herbal supplements on clinical laboratory tests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerbal Supplements\u003c\/i\u003e provides a guide to the interpretation of abnormal test results in otherwise healthy subjects due to use of herbal remedies. Focusing on interactions between herbals and pharmaceuticals, sources of contamination in herbal supplements, and analytical techniques used in the investigation of herbal remedies, the book details: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePharmacological interactions between Western drugs and herbal supplements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEffects of herbal supplements on clinical laboratory tests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey interactions between herbal supplements and various pharmaceutical drugs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedicinal plants and toxic effects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContamination of herbal supplements from metals, pharmaceuticals, and plant poisoning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalytical techniques, including immunoassays, used in the investigation of herbal remedies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnbiased and literature-based, this text offers toxicologists, clinical chemists, analysts, and pharmacologists a no-nonsense take on the efficacy, toxicity, and drug interactions of herbal supplements and medicines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amitava Dasgupta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470433507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470433508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 239\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amitava Dasgupta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056168169727,"sku":"9780470433508","price":155.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03f93357-3250-4002-a2d6-785fde53bc20.jpg?v=1685039878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/herbal-supplements-amitava-dasgupta-9780470433508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}