FWD 2 September Featured Book Excerpt

HerbalEGram: Volume 7, Number 9, September 2010

September Featured Book Excerpt


The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide: Dietary Supplement Resources for the Clinician, is edited by Robert A. Bonakdar and published in 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Softcover; 424 pages. $59.95

The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide: Dietary Supplement Resources for the Clinician is a highly comprehensive tool for any clinician who integrates herbal and dietary supplements into patient treatment. In addition to informative case studies and reference guides, The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide provides invaluable data on interactions and reactions, effectiveness, labeling, regulation, clinical trials, and recommended doses of herbal and dietary supplements. In effort to further aid medical practitioners, the guide offers Dr. Bonakdar’s insights on discourse between doctors and patients regarding the incorporation of supplements into treatment plans. Other acclaimed contributors to The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide include Mark Blumenthal, Joseph M. Betz, PhD, Amanda McQuade Crawford, and Tieraona Low Dog, MD.


The available excerpt of The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide includes the book's foreword, preface, and table of contents, as well as Chapter 31, "Supplements Evaluated in Clinical Trials: Why Specific Formulations Matter," by Marilyn Barrett.

The book may be purchased on Lippincott Williams & Wilkins website.




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