{"product_id":"internet-guide-to-herbal-remedies-hardback","title":"Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it. Samuel Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies helps you find reliable online resources for the information you need about herbs used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including cancer, heart disease, depression, and AIDS. This easy-to-use consumer guide will help you steer clear of misleadingand potentially harmfulinformation that often amounts to nothing more than a thinly veiled product advertisement, as you search for the accurate and up-to-date news, facts, and advice that are out thereif you know where to look. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor David J. Owen, whose previous book, \u003ci\u003eThe Herbal Internet Companion: Herbs and Herbal Medicine Online\u003c\/i\u003e (Haworth) won the 2002 International Herb Association Book Award, guides you through Web sites, mailing lists, listservs, newsgroups, and databases to uncover safe and sound health information that’s aimed at specific conditions and specific populations; there’s even a chapter on herbs for pets! You’ll find the information you need on the safety and effectiveness of herbal remedies, current laws and regulations governing their use, and the basics of botany, including how herbs are named and what parts of the plants are used.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternet Guide to Herbal Remedies provides the information you need on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e decoding herbal product labels\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e general and CAM Web sites \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e PubMed (MEDLINE)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Google versus PubMed\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Web sites that discuss side effects and herb-drug interactions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e consumer awareness Web sites\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Web sites for specific diseases and conditions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Web sites for specific populations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Web addresses, browsers, and navigating Web sites\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e and much more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternet Guide to Herbal Remedies also includes helpful tables, figures, and screen captures from Web sites. This book is essential for anyone looking for safe and reliable information online.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45583385198830,"sku":"9780789022301","price":168.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/internet-guide-to-herbal-remedies-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}