/ edited by Iris F.F. Benzie and Sissi Wachtel-Galor
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: CRC Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxi, 473 p., [4] p. of plates
Other Physical Details
: ill.
Dimensions
; 26 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
(Oxidative stress and disease
Volume Designation
; 28.)
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Rev. ed. of: Herbal and traditional medicine / edited by Lester Packer, Choon Nam Ong, Barry Halliwell. c2004.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Print - Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
"Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of complementary or alternative medicine in countries around the world, this reference reviews and evaluates various safety, toxicity, and quality-control issues related to the use of traditional and herbal products for health maintenance and disease prevention and treatment. With over 3,550 current references, the book highlights the role of herbal medicine in national health care while providing case studies of widely used herbal remedies and their effects on human health and wellness and the need for the design and performance of methodologically sound clinical trials for the plethora of herbal medicines"--Provided by publisher.