The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety By: Kerry Bone, Simon Y Mills

Author: Simon Y. Mills, Kerry Bone MCPP FNHAA FNIMH DipPhyto Bsc(Hons)

Winner of American Botanical Council’s 2005 James A. Duke Botanical Literature Award, the Essential Guide to Herbal Safety offers a balanced and objective perspective on the principles of herbal medicine safety as well as the complex challenges relating to self-prescribed or professionally prescribed herbal medications and supplements. With contributions from leading international practitioners and authorities, it contains comprehensive reviews, in monograph format, of the published safety data for 125 common herbs. You’ll also find coverage of issues of quality, interactions, adverse reactions, toxicity, allergy, contact sensitivity, and idiosyncratic reactions.