DONG QUAI Botanical name: Angelica sinensis Family name: Apiaceae Synonyms: Dang gui, Tang kuei Part used: Root (whole root, root head, root body, root tail) MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS Important compounds…

CHASTE TREE Botanical name: Vitex agnus-castus Synonyms: Vitex, Chasteberry, Monk’s pepper Family: Verbenaceae Part used: Fruit MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS The principal constituents are two labdane diterpenoids, including rotundifuran, vitexilactone, as…

UVA URSI Botanical name: Arctostaphylos uva ursi Family: Ericaceae Synonyms: Bearberry, Kinnikinnik Part used: Dried leaf MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS The primary medicinally active constituent is arbutin, a phenolic glycoside that…

BLACK COHOSH Botanical name: Actaea racemosa syn. Cimicifuga racemosa Family name: Ranunculaceae Synonyms: Black bugbane; Black snakeroot Part used: Root, rhizome Black cohosh has gone through numerous taxonomic reclassifications, and…

GINGER Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Family name: Zingiberacaea Part used: Rhizome MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS The major chemical constituents are volatile oils, including β-bisabolene and zingiberene, sesquiterpenes, including zingiberol, zingiberenol, the…

CHAPTER 14 Pregnancy: Second Trimester Elizabeth Mazanec, Aviva Romm, Mary Bove HEARTBURN (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX) IN PREGNANCY Elizabeth Mazanec, Aviva Romm Heartburn is caused by a reflux of gastric acids into…

CHAPTER 10 Breast Cancer Aviva Romm For the majority of women with breast cancer, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become a standard part of their treatment and healing.1 THE…

CHAPTER 11 Pregnancy and Botanical Medicine Use and Safety Aviva Romm So eight days late, huh, you must be getting a little uncomfortable?… If you’re anxious there are a few…

CHAPTER 4 Guidelines for Herbal Medicine Use Roy Upton, Aviva Romm BOTANICAL MEDICINE SAFETY: GUIDELINES FOR PRACTITIONERS Roy Upton Estimates suggest that as many as 50% of Americans use some…