Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health, 2nd Edition (PDF)

Winner of the 2010 American Botanical Council’s James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award!

• Current, evidence-based information

covers more than 150 botanicals for over 35 different conditions.
• Case studies provide realistic scenarios and help you apply the content to the real world.
• Treatment and formula boxes summarize the most important information.
• Color illustrations and photographs of plants enable you to identify herbs visually as well as by substance make-up.
• Logical chapter organization begins with the principles of herbal medicine and then covers women’s health conditions organized chronologically by lifecycle, from teen and reproductive years to midlife and mature years.
• Appendices include practical, at-a-glance information on common botanical names, chemical constituents of medicinal plants, and a summary table of herbs for women’s health.

• NEW! Updates

reflect the latest research and the most current information.
• NEW Full-color design and detailed, professional color photos of plants make this a unique, essential resource.
• NEW! Coverage of the role of botanicals in healthy aging for women features phytoestrogens, Ayurvedic/Chinese herbs, and discussions of health promotion.