TY - BOOK AU - Blumenthal,Mark ED - Integrative Medicine Communications ED - American Botanical Council ED - Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (Germany) TI - Complete German Commission E monographs: therapeutic guide to herbal medicines SN - 096555550X AV - R733 .C68 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Austin. Tex., Boston, Mass. PB - American Botanical Council, Integrative Medicine Communications KW - Herbs KW - Therapeutic use KW - Holistic medicine N1 - Includes general bibliographical references (pages 641) and index; Foreword; -- Editorial Acknowledgments; -- General Notice and Disclaimer; -- Acknowledgment of Contributors; -- Members of the Commission E; -- How to Use This Book; -- Part One: Introduction; -- Part Two: Monographs; -- Complete List of Monographs by Approval Status; -- Approved Herbs; -- Approved Component Characteristics; -- Approved Fixed Combinations; -- Unapproved Herbs; -- Unapproved Component Characteristics; -- Unapproved Fixed Combinations; -- Part Three: Therapeutic Indexes; -- Uses and Indications of Approved Herbs; -- Contraindications of Approved Herbs; -- Side Effects of Approved Herbs; -- Side Effects of Unapproved Herbs; -- Pharmacological Actions of Approved Herbs; -- Pharmacological Actions of Unapproved Herbs; -- Interactions of Herbs with Conventional Drugs; -- Duration of Administration for Approved Herbs; -- Part Four: Chemical and Taxonomic Indexes; -- Chemical Glossary and Index; -- Taxonomic Cross-Reference (By English Common Name, By Botanical Name, By Pharmacopeial Name); -- Part Five: European Regulatory Literature; -- Excerpts from the German Pharmacopoeia; -- Excerpts from the European Pharmacopoeia; -- European Economic Community (EEC) Standards for Quality of Herbal Remedies; -- Part Six: Appendix; -- Abbreviations and Symbols; -- Weights and Measures; -- German Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) Numbers and Publication Dates of Commission E Monographs; -- List of European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP) Monographs; -- List of World Health Organization (WHO) Monographs; -- General Glossary; -- General References; -- General Index; -- Addendum - Contraindications of Unapproved Herbs; -- Errata ER -