Nursing herbal medicine handbook

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ambler Lippincott Williams 2006
• Edition: Third Edition
• Subjects: Plants, Medicinal > Handbook > Nurses Instruction; Herbal Medicine > Handbook > Nurses Instruction; Phytotherapy > Handbook > Nurses Instruction
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• Item Description: Latest issue consulted: 2nd ed. (2004)
• Physical Description: xiv, 626 pages 19 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781582554174; 158255417X

Featuring up-to-the-minute data on over 325 herbs, Nursing Herbal Medicine Handbook, Third Edition can quickly answer nurses' questions about herbs and their uses. Herbs are listed alphabetically by popular name, and each entry covers the herb's actions and components, uses, preparation and amounts, adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, cautions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. This edition features a new section on dietary supplements including complete coverage of vitamins and minerals, plus an updated section on nutraceuticals. Appendices include information on herb-drug interactions, a diseases list and the herbs that are used for them, and what to monitor when your patient is using herbs. Continuing education tests are available on NDHnow.com