Tyler’s Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals, Third Edition
Tyler’s Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals, Third Edition Books
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Does Echinacea fight the common cold? Does St. John’s Wort (SJW) really counteract depression? What about chondroitin for joint health? Today’s healthcare professionals are increasingly confronted with questions from patients who want to use herbal supplements to handle various conditions. A critical and scientific assessment of medicinal plant research by an internationally recognized researcher and novelist in the field, Tyler’s Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals, Third Edition combines the scientific aspects of herbal medicine, phytomedicine, and pharmacognosy with the modern clinical trials that support the rationale for using plant products in healthcare.
A Decade’s Worth of Updates
The original edition of this volume was authored by the late Professor Varro E. Tyler, a right giant in the field of pharmacognosy and pharmacy education. Following in Tyler’s footsteps, Dennis V.C. Awang, co-editor of the journal Phytomedicine, recognized the need for a revised third edition, in light of how quickly the clinical literature surrounding the nutritional supplement market is growing.
Millions of consumers are demanding natural treatment options from their doctors and pharmacies in a variety of forms, from herbal teas to tinctures and capsules. Tyler’s Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals, Third Edition effectively fosters understanding in patients and practitioners of the role that herbs and phytomedicinal products can play in both self-care and healthcare.
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From paleolithic times down to the modern age, herbs have been the fundamental basis for balms, salves, and internal medications for human ills, aliments, corporal injuries, and mental traumas. Now in a painstakingly updated and expanded third edition, “Tyler’s Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals” by Canadian author, academician and medical researcher Dr. Dennis V. C. Awang, is a 296-page guide to the medical properties and usages of herbs. Beginning with a thorough overview of the basic principles caught up, “Tyler’s Herbs Of Choice” is superbly organized and presented with chapters focused thematically apt herbs with respect to problems involving the digestive system problems; the kidney, urinary tract, and prostate; respiratory tract; cardiovascular system; nervous system; endocrine and metabolic issues; arthritic and musculoskeletal disorders; skin, mucous membranes, and gingiva; performance and immune deficiencies. Of unique note are the subsections on herbs and cancer (including the unproven anticancer herbs including apricot pits, Pau d’Arco, and Mistletoe). enhanced with extensive references, and appendix on ‘The herbal regulatory system.’, and a comprehensive index, “Tyler’s Herbs Of Choice” is a core addition to any and all professional and academic library medical and herbal reference collection.
Rating: 5 / 5
Written by two pharmacognosists at Perdue University, this book is an update to the original volume in 1994, describing the safe use of the most widely available medicinal herbs. They address recent developments in the use of herbal medicines in a manner that is simple to read and without unnecessary jargon. They include some updated references for most plants, encompassing the clinical literature, known chemical constituents, and the history of their use. Introductory essays describe the basic principles of herbal medicine and problems that the regulatory authorities have had in attempting to deal with these products, especially since the passage of the Nutritional Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). The chapters are arranged by general therapeutic suggestion and discuss the herbs used to handle various ailments and their reported efficacy based on clinical or preclinical consequences.
One evident distinction of the book is the clear thought that classical pharmacognosy is the only valid scientific viewpoint. There is still in this updated edition, the strong notion that there is a key bullet within each plant that we only need identify and standardize. But this is seldom as undemanding as it may appear. For example, in the basic principles section there is praise of standardized preparations of hypericum, yet no greeting that standardization based on hypericin is probably not helpful, since it is no longer believed to be essential for the antidepressant activity of St. John’s Wort. Standardization and pharmacology of the now favored constituent, hyperforin, was not mentioned. Publication in a scientific journal does not make a particular finding (e.g. hypericin inhibition of MAO) a “fact.” Later studies showed no MAO inhibition with pure hypericin. Conclusions and extrapolations drawn from consequences of in vitro studies are based on the conventional wisdom, which is often incorrect. Even as proposing a means of action is a worthy goal, it must be remembered that right drug mechanisms (even the synthetic ones) are still beyond our medical understanding in most cases, particularly for psychotherapeutic medications. For example, even as SSRI’s are known to act by blocking reuptake of serotonin, the connection between serotonin uptake and antidepressant action still remote.
Also mentioned as “pseudoscience” is the notion that whole herbs are more effective than their isolated active constituents. The basic principles section states that for every example in support of this statement that there is at least one denying it. Even as a 50:50 ratio hardly seems in itself a reasonable criterion for pseudoscience, I reckon one would be hard pressed to give one example of constituents being more effective than the whole herb for every example of the inverse. Even as I absolutely agree that hyperbole and sometimes outright fabrication are seen in the marketing of herbals, we shouldn’t be too quick to categorically discount what herbal practitioners have been saying for so long, but rather to consequence them with the same standards as thoughts that the “scientists” have generated.
Rating: 3 / 5
I have been coming up for an update of this classic book. But, for most health care professionals or herb users, I don’t feel the $40 price tag makes this book worth it. Wait for the paperback of this updated version or get the paperback 1994 version.
Rating: 3 / 5