Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs: A Scientific Analysis of Herbal Remedies for Psychiatric Conditions

ISBN-13: 9780789010889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 368 str.

Ethan Russo

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Offers psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, physicians, and students, a review of the history, pharmacology, chemistry, and uses of medicinal herbs. This title examines such herbs as ginkgo, ginseng, kava, linden, German chamomile, St John's wort, and valerian, among others.

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Contents

• About the Author
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Introductory Material
• Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Herbs?
• An Archetypal Scene
• Facts and Figures
• Drug Design
• About This Book
• Herbs, Active Ingredients, Botanicals, and Phytomedicines
• Helpful Hints
• Safety
• How About Homeopathy?
• A Word About Wildcrafting
• Disclaimer
• Chapter 2. Regulation of Botanicals in the United States
• Introduction
• Herbs As Foods
• The Birth of DSHEA
• DSHEA Explained
• DSHEA Five Years Later: Herbs on the Rise
• The Future of Herbs in America
• Chapter 3. Research Methodology: Probability, Statistics, and Psychometric Tests Employed in Herbal Medicine Studies
• Introduction
• Validity and Reliability of Measures
• General Psychological Measures
• Measures of Behavior and Cognitive Functioning
• Diagnostic Classifications
• Research Design
• Animal Studies
• Conclusions
• Part II: Psychiatric Conditions and Herbs Employed in Their Treatment
• Chapter 4. Depression
• St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum (ital) L. Hypericaceae or Clusiaceae (Previously Guttifereae)
• 5-Hydroxytryptophan: Griffonia simplicifolia (ital) (Vahl ex DC.) Baill. Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae)
• Licorice: Glycyrrhiza glabra (ital) L. Fabaceae
• Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)
• Chapter 5. Insomnia
• Valerian: Valeriana officinalis (ital) L. Valerianaceae
• Passion Flower: Passiflora incarnata (ital) L. Passifloraceae
• German Chamomile: Matricaria recutita (ital) L. Asteraceae
• Roman (English) Chamomile: Chamaemelum nobile (ital) (L.) Allioni Asteraceae
• California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica (ital) Cham. Papaveraceae
• Hops: Humulus lupulus (ital) L. Cannabinaceae
• Lemon Balm: Melissa officinalis (ital) L. Lamiaceae
• Linden: Tilia (ital) ssp. Tiliaceae
• Scullcap: Scutellaria lateriflora (ital) L. Lamiaceae
• Oats: Avena sativa (ital) L. Poaceae
• Chapter 6. Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
• Ginkgo: Ginkgo biloba (ital) L. Ginkgoaceae
• Gotu Kola: Centella asiatica (ital) (L.) Urban Apiaceae
• Huperzine: Huperzia serrata (ital) (Thunb.) Trev. Lycopodiaceae
• Chapter 7. Anxiety
• Kava-Kava: Piper methysticum (ital) Forest. f. Piperaceae
• Chapter 8. Adaptogens
• Chinese Ginseng: Panax ginseng (ital) C. A. Meyer Araliaceae
• American Ginseng: Panax quinquefoluis (ital) L. Araliaceae
• Eleuthero: Eleutherococcus senticosus (ital) Ruprecht et Maximowica Araliaceae
• Chapter 9. Miscellaneous Herbal Psychotropic Agents
• Damiana: Turnera diffusa (ital) Willdenow Turneraceae
• Aromatherapy and Essential Oils
• Cannabis: A Breed Apart
• Part III: Clinical Case Studies
• Case Study 1. Episodic Use of Kava
• Case Study 2. Case of Dementia Treated with Ginkgo biloba (ital)
• Case Study 3. Head Injury Treated with Ginkgo
• Case Study 4. Head Injury Treated with Ginkgo
• Case Study 5. Treatment of Varied Symptoms with 5-HTP
• Case Study 6. Dementia Treated with Ginkgo
• Case Study 7. Treatment with a Variety of Herbal Agents
• Case Study 8. Managing Mania and Obsessive-Complusive Disorder
• Case Study 9. Cases of Treatment with Ginkgo and Kava
• Afterword
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Ethan B Russo, Virgina M. Tyler