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Botanical Medicine for Women's Health

  • 1st Edition - April 21, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Aviva Romm
  • Language: English

A comprehensive resource of medical and herbal interventions related to women's health issues, Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health provides a unique combination of tradition… Read more

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A comprehensive resource of medical and herbal interventions related to women's health issues, Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health provides a unique combination of traditional and modern scientific data on herbal medicine. Written by Aviva Romm, MD, an experienced herbalist, physician, and midwife, this guide blends a clinician-sensitive and patient-centered approach to women’s health issues. Coverage of menstrual health, fertility, breast conditions, and more makes this an essential resource for everyday practice.

Winner of the 2010 American Botanical Council's James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award!

Key features

  • Expert author Dr. Aviva Romm combines her experience as an herbalist, physician, and midwife for a fully integrated approach to medical and botanical interventions.
  • Convenient organization begins with herbal medicine and then covers health conditions organized chronologically by lifecycle help you understand the relationship between herbal medicine and women’s health.
  • Plant profiles include principle uses, clinical indications, and safety information on the 10 most commonly used botanicals for women’s health.
  • Detailed illustrations and professional plant photographs enable you to identify herbs visually as well as by substance make-up.
  • Specialized focus on women’s health and botanical medicine provides the specific information you need for treating women at any stage of life.
  • Content on over 150 botanicals for over 35 different conditions make this a comprehensive resource for current, evidence-based information.
  • Appendices on common botanical names, quick dose reference charts, adverse interactions, and botanical medicine resources offer practical information at a glance.
  • Over 30 expert contributors with a combination of practical experience as clinicians and teachers provide a unique, clinically based perspective on botanical medicine.

Readership

Will include:
  • Naturopaths and herbalists
  • CAM professionals involved in the treatment of women (and who need to be aware of herbs their patients may be taking)
  • midwives (certified professional midwives, certified nurse midwives, and direct-entry/lay midwives)
  • nurse practitioners
  • Some interest amongst obstetricians and gynecologists
  • pharmacists, chiropractors, childbirth educators, and lactation consultants will also find it useful.

    • Table of contents

    Part One: Foundations of Botanical Medicine


    1. Botanical Medicines, CAM, and Integrative Medicine: Definitions and Use Prevalence


    2. History of Herbal Medicines for Women


    3. Fundamental Principles of Herbal Medicine


    4. Guidelines for Herbal Medicine Use


    5. Diet, Nutrition, and Women’s Health


    6. Real Anatomy: Reproductive Anatomy and Endocrinology Primer


    Part Two: General Gynecologic and Menstrual Health Concerns


    7. Menstrual Wellness and Menstrual Problems


    8. Endocrine Disorders and Adrenal Support


    9. Conditions of the Reproductive Organs


    10. Vaginal Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases


    11. Urinary Complaints


    12. Breast Cancer


    Part Three: Fertility and the Childbearing Cycle


    13. Pregnancy and Botanical Medicine Use and Safety


    14. Fertility Challenges


    15. Pregnancy: First Trimester


    16. Pregnancy: Second Trimester


    17. Pregnancy: Third Trimester


    18. Labor and Birth


    19. The Post Partum


    20. Breastfeeding and Botanical Medicine


    Part Four: The Menopausal Years


    21. Menopausal Health


    Part Five: Plant Profiles

    Black cohosh

    Blue cohosh

    Chaste tree

    Dong quai

    Ginger

    Kava kava

    Red clover

    St. John’s wort

    Uva ursil

    Wild yam


    Appendixes

    Appendix 1: Common Names and Botanical Name Quick Reference Chart

    Appendix 2: Botanical Medicine for Women Quick Dose Reference Chart

    Appendix 3: Adverse Herb-Drug Interactions

    Appendix 4: Botanical Medicine Information Resources

    Review quotes

    "This is an excellent, and incredibly detailed book… The blend of modern research and ancient wisdom harmoniously work, demonstrating that herbal medicine is both the oldest medical system in the world and more recently becoming scientifically validated."
    'Health Matters' on Swindon 105.5, 2009

    "Herbal medicines are being taken mostly by women, often for gynaecological problems.
    Therefore this is potentially an important book. It starts with some general issues related to herbal medicine and then focuses in its main part on women’s health. The book is written by several US authors and is firmly rooted in traditional herbalism, which is very different from the scientific approach to herbalism FACT readers might be used to."
    Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health. January 2010

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: May 22, 2009
    • Language: English

    About the author

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    Aviva Romm

    Affiliations and expertise
    President, American Herbalists Guild; Executive Editor, Journal of the American Herbalists Guild, Canton, GA, USA

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