by Bernat Vanaclocha, Salvador Cañigueral Folcara · Elsevier-Masson · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788445812204
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The fourth edition of this vademecum is the result of four years of work with the collaboration of specialists. Its objective is to provide practical knowledge to modernize phytotherapy, adjusting to scientific concepts of safety, quality and efficacy. This book facilitates the use of phytotherapy to health professionals familiar with medicinal plants and to those who approach this therapeutic technique for the first time. It includes basic aspects for understanding current phytotherapy, such as rational phytotherapy, active ingredients, galenics, prescription and legislation on medicinal plants. The central part focuses on medicinal plant files elaborated with criteria of efficacy, quality and safety, including definitions and specifications of the Spanish pharmacopoeia, clinical verifications of laboratory tests and documentation from ESCOP and WHO.
