The Oxford book of health foods /

Vaughan, J. G.

The Oxford book of health foods / Health foods J.G. Vaughan and P.A. Judd. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xxxiii, 188 pages) : color illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.

Alfalfa -- Algae -- Aloe -- Angelica -- Arnica -- Artichoke -- Astragalus -- Balm -- Bamboo -- Bee products -- Beverages -- Bilberry -- Borage -- Buchu -- Burdock -- Californian poppy -- Carob -- Cat's claw -- Cayenne pepper -- Celery seed -- Centaury -- Cereals -- Chamomile -- Chickweed -- Coenzyme Q₁₀ -- Coltsfoot -- Comfrey -- Cramp bark -- Cranberry -- Dairy products -- Damiana -- Dandelion -- Deadly nightshade -- Devil's claw -- Dried fruits -- Drosera -- Echinacea -- Elder -- Evening primrose -- Eyebright -- Fennel -- Feverfew -- Fish oils -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Ginkgo -- Ginseng -- Glucosamine and chondroitin -- Goldenseal -- Guarana -- Hawthorn -- Helonias -- Hemp seed -- Henna -- Holy thistle -- Hops -- Horsetail -- Hyssop -- Ipecacuanha -- Jojoba -- Kava kava -- Lavender -- Lecithin -- Lime -- Linseed -- Liquorice -- Lobelia -- Lycopodium -- Margarines and spreads -- Marigold -- Marshmallow -- Meadowsweet -- Milk thistle -- Mistletoe -- Motherwort -- Nettle -- New Zealand green-lipped mussel -- Nutritional supplements -- Nuts -- Orris -- Parsley piert -- Peppermint -- Pilewort -- Pineapple -- Plantain -- Prickly ash -- Probiotics -- Pulsatilla -- Pulses, peas, beans, and lentils (legumes) -- Pumpkin seed -- Quassia -- 'Quorn' -- Raspberry -- Red clover -- Rose hip -- Rue -- Sage -- Saw palmetto -- Senna -- Sesame -- Sk(c)ullcap -- Slimming products -- Slippery elm -- Soya bean -- Sports supplements -- St John's wort -- Strawberry -- Sumach -- Sunflower seed -- Sweet flag -- Sweet violet -- Tea tree -- Thuja -- Uva-ursi -- Valerian -- Vitamin, mineral, and trace element supplements -- White bryony -- White willow -- Wild yam -- Witch hazel -- Yarrow -- Recommended reading -- Glossary -- Index.

This text begins with an account of modern concepts of human nutrition, followed by a series of over 100 accounts of individual health foods and dietary supplements. The evidence for the claimed therapeutic value of herbal medicines is given.

9780191513114 (electronic bk.) 0191513113 (electronic bk.) 9780191727306 019172730X 9780192806802 0192806807 9780191647239 0191647233

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Natural foods.
Dietary supplements.
Plants.
Botany.
Food.
Plants, Edible.
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical.
Food, Organic
Plants
Technology, Industry, Agriculture.
Organisms.
Eukaryota
Food
Food and Beverages.
Foods, Specialized
Health Food.
Health Food.
Plants, Edible
Plants, Medicinal
Dietary Supplements
Aliments naturels.
Compléments alimentaires.
Plantes.
Aliments.
Plantes comestibles.
Plantes médicinales.
vegetation.
food.
COOKING--Health & Healing--General.
Dietary supplements.
Natural foods.
Voeding.
Funktionell mat.
Dietik.

gezondheidsvoedsel health foods voedselsupplementen food supplements medicinale planten medicinal plants geneeskrachtige kruiden herbal drugs Food Products (General) Voedselproducten (algemeen)


Electronic books.
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Handboeken (vorm)

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