Herbal Vade Mecum by Gazmend Skenderi

This book is intended to serve as a quick-reference for professionals and lay people interested in properties, uses, dosages, cautions (contraindications, side effects, possible interactions with drugs), and active constituents of Botanicals (herbs, spices, essential oils, resins, balsams, fixed oils, fats, gums, etc.) used worldwide in Food, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries, and Family Practice. Botanicals are grouped into concise Monographs listed alphabetically based on the Common Names of plant sources. In the Therapeutic Checklist, at the end of the book, Botanicals are grouped according to the organ systems and disorders, and Various Effects and Uses. It also includes Glossaries of Medical and Chemical Terms, References, and the Index (Monographs, Common Names, Latin Botanical Names, Disorders and Various Effects and Uses).

From Reviews:

"Drawing on 40 years as a pharmacognosist and phytopharmacist, the author has a knack for emphasizing reliable research, practical uses and pertinent contraindications."

"It should be announced to be a standard literature for our industry, the retailer and alternative health professionals."

"A quick reference of great value to phytotherapists, physicians, nurses, students of biomedical sciences, and lay people interested in knowing the principal therapeutic uses of plants from diverse origins around the world."

"It describes up-to-date and accurate details on plant chemistry, the most important actions and uses, and reasoned judgments on safety consideration."

"A practical and extremely useful guide that Herbalists, Physicians, Pharmacists, and Pharmacognosists and researchers need on a nearby shelf."

Title: Herbal Vade Mecum

ISBN: 0971320926

Author: Gazmend Skenderi

Publisher: Herbacy Press

Additional Features:

softcover/496 pages/approx. size 6" x 9"/trade

About the Author:

Gazmend Skenderi is a consultant in Natural Products. He graduated in 1968 from the Tirana University with a degree in Pharmacy and soon after specialized in Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmacy. His 40 years career includes collecting and cataloging Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, teaching and researching in Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmacy, and sourcing, QA/QC and marketing of Natural Products. He has written several other books and numerous scientific and popular articles on Natural Products.

2003

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