Uses of Herbal Medicines in Specific Situations
The use of plant-derived drugs in pregnancy and in the mother who is breast feeding requires particular care. Caution is also required for the very young or old patients and for those suffering from hepatic or renal insufficiency
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FRANCESCO CAPASSO TIMOTHY
S.
GAG INELLA
GIULIANO GRANDOLINI ANGELO A.
Izzo
Phytotherapy A Quick Reference to Herbal Medicine
With 77 Plates, 65 Figures and 57 Tables
,
Springer
Professor Dr PRANCESCO CAPASSO Department of Experimental Pharmacology University of Naples "Pederico II" Via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples, ltaly
Professor Dr GIULIANO GRANDOLINI Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology University of Perugia Via del Liceo 1 06123 Perugia, ltaly
Professor Dr TIMOTHY S. GAGINELLA School of Pharmacy University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706, USA
Professor Dr ANGELO A. Izzo Department of Experimental Pharmacology University of Naples "Pederico II" Via D. Montesano 49 80131 Naples, Italy
ISBN 978-3-540-00052-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Phytotherapy: a quick reference to herbal medicine / Prancesco Capasso ... [et al.]. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-3-540-00052-5 ISBN 978-3-642-55528-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-55528-2 1. Herbs-Therapeutic use-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Materia medica, VegetableHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Capasso, Francesco.
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Foreword
It is evident that phytotherapy during the last 20 years has gained sig-
nificance in drug therapy; in spite of this concerns have been voiced by practitioners of conventional medicine with respect to the use of plantderived, "herbal" medicines. On balance, most properly cultivated and prepared herbal medicines are usually free of side effects, while synthetic drugs frequently produce undesirable adverse effects. If plantderived drug
