The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety

This book complements the author's authoritative "Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy" (2000) and Kerry Bone's "A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs" (2003).As we know more about phytotherapy we realize that we need to know more about herbal safety. Herbal practitioners need the most current and comprehensive information on herbal safety. This book contains that information for 125 common herbs.The description of the book (above) is accurate in describing this useful reference book. The chapter on "Adverse Herb-Drug Interactions" is especially practical and includes recommended actions.One other related title (for a more general audience) worth owning is "Complete Guide to Safe Herbs" (DK Publishing, 2002).

This has to be the best book on herbs and safety out there. Great studies. Good research. Excellent resources. Very objective. Includes everything from pharmacology, toxicology, lactation and pregnancy categories, international citations... Amazing. I wish my other medical textbooks everyone quotes all the time was this well-written and truthful.

This is and incredible book on herbs. The reference section is super clear and the discussion of the issues of safety and research are dealt with so thoroughly and with such subtlety that it brought me joy and deep confidence to recommend certain herbs in my practice.

Whether you have a basic or extensive interest in working with herbs, this book is a good text. For holistic health practitions looking to treat clients, this is a must for your library. It is very helpful with dosages and medication contraindications.

Important book for herbal safety.

This book is the closest I've seen to a Bible for herb/drug interactions. The level of research and ease of use is unparalleled in any book I've read about herbs up to this point. While other lay guides to herbs talk about general contraindications, the specificity of interaction data and/or use in pregnancy could save lives. All professional herbalists and TCM practitioners need to have this in their library. As for the public, there is a general consensus that natural means safe. This book provides data that proves we can never be too careful about herb and supplement use. For instance, even with all my years of schooling, I had not read anything about pau d'arco not being safe for pregnancy/conception. In fact, according to the research and the monograph in this book, it is a Category D, or substantial risk to a fetus. (There's only one more level to go, after that, and that's X). That's pretty important information. If you take herbal supplements on a regular basis, don't rely solely on Internet research to determine safety. This book is well worth every penny you spend on it.

This is an essential book for any medical herbalist, I really cannot recommend it highly enough. The book is laid out in an easy to follow comprehensive style that makes it a brilliant reference when prescribing - a must for every herbalist's desk.