Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides all practitioners, physicians, and allied health workers with a wide-ranging understanding of what CAM can offer, and has detailed chapters on therapies such as herbal medicine, meditation, acupuncture, and osteopathy. Throughout, the content is contemporary, evidence-based, and highly referenced.

Comprising two sections, commonly used therapies and therapies for common medical conditions, the book has been thoroughly revised and updated since the publication of the first edition, with over forty new and expanded chapters.

A major section on common medical disorders, with details of which CAM therapies may be most appropriate in their treatment, makes this a practical, outstanding reference for the professional.

Contents

Definitions and Regulatory Status

Commonly Used Herbal Medicines

1. Overview of Selected Herbs
2. Medicinal Herbs of Latin America
3. Herbal Medicine: Identification, Analysis, and Evaluation Strategies
4. Ginseng: Beneficial and Potential Adverse Effects
5. Green Tea
6. Evidence-Based Use of Vitamin Supplements
7. Herbal, Food and Drug Interactions
8. The Story of PC-SPES and Prostate Cancer
9. Risks of Ephedra-Containing Supplements
10. Traditional Chinese Medicine
11. Chinese Herbal Medicine and Formulations
12. Acupuncture
13. Tai Chi Qigong
14. Diet and Nutrition in Traditional Chinese Medicine
15. Ayurvedic Medical System of India
16. Yoga
17. Music Therapy
18. Meditation
19. Biofeedback
20. Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine
21. Imagery
22. Belief and the Space of Healing
23. Energy Medicine
24. Magnet Therapy
25. Healing Touch
26. Chiropractic
27. Massage
28. Osteopathic Medicine

Prevention and Treatment with CAM Therapies

29. Lipid Disorders
30. Herbal Antioxidants: Potential and Pitfalls
31. Hawthorn
32. Chronic Sinusitis
33. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
34. Constipation
35. Obesity
36. Type 2 Diabetes
37. Osteoporosis
38. Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction
39. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
40. Mood Disorders, Premenstrual Syndrome, and Mastalgia
41. Perimenopause, Menopause
42. Infertility
43. CAM Therapies Used During Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery
44. Migraine and Tension Headaches
45. Insomnia Dementia
46. Anxiety Disorders
47. Depression
48. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
49. Fibromyalgia Syndrome
50. Osteoarthritis
51. Natural Products and Cancer
52. Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
53. Cachexia Associated with Cancer and AIDS
54. Boost AIDS Patients’ Immune Systems
55. Preventive Medicine
56. Pediatric Population
57. Aging and Geriatrics
58. RealAge and Vitamins
59. Herbal Drug Interactions in Surgical Patients
60. Alternative Sports
61. Ethical Implications for Clinicians
62. Information from the Internet: Challenges for Patients and Physicians

Index

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