WILD YAM Botanical name: Dioscorea villosa Family name: Dioscoreacaea Synonyms: Colic root, rheumatism root Part used: Root and rhizome MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS Glycoside and steroidal saponins, including diosgenin and dioscin,…

CHAPTER 7 Conditions of the Reproductive Organs Aviva Romm, Isla Burgess, David Winston, Suzanna M. Zick, Amanda McQuade Crawford UTERINE FIBROIDS Aviva Romm, Isla Burgess Uterine fibroids (properly called leiomyomata…

CHAPTER 8 Vaginal Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Aviva Romm, Bevin Clare, Lisa Alschuler, Christopher Hobbs, Roy Upton VULVOVAGINITIS AND COMMON VAGINAL INFECTIONS Aviva Romm, Bevin Clare The normal vaginal…

CHAPTER 15 Pregnancy: Third Trimester Aviva Romm, Laurel Lee, Christopher Hobbs CONSTIPATION DURING PREGNANCY Aviva Romm Constipation is defined as having bowel movements fewer than three times per week. The…

CHAPTER 3 Fundamental Principles of Herbal Medicine Aviva Romm, Lisa Ganora, David Hoffmann, Eric Yarnell, Kathy Abascal, Mitch Coven Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that…

CHAPTER 16 Labor and Birth Aviva Romm FACILITATING LABOR: INDUCTION, AUGMENTATION, AND DYSFUNCTIONAL LABOR Labor induction refers to the medical stimulation of contractions prior to the onset of spontaneous labor…

CHAPTER 18 Breastfeeding and Botanical Medicine Sheila Humphrey, Aviva Romm BREASTFEEDING AND HERBS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND BREASTFEEDING CONCERNS FOR THE MOTHER–INFANT DYAD Sheila Humphrey Lactation is…

CHAPTER 19 Menopausal Health Aviva Romm, Susun S. Weed, Paula Gardiner, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Clara A. Lennox, Roberta Lee, Wendy Grube, Robin DiPasquale, Margi Flint, David Winston PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE: AN…