The Oxford book of health foods / J.G. Vaughan and P.A. Judd.

By:

Vaughan, J. G. (John Griffith)

Contributor(s):

Judd, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1947-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191513114
0191513113
9780191727306
019172730X
9780192806802
0192806807
9780191647239
0191647233

Other title:

Health foods

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Oxford book of health foods.DDC classification:

641.3/02 22

LOC classification:

TX369 .V38 2003eb

NLM classification:

2003 J-522
QU 145.5

Other classification:

44.21

Online resources:

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.