Western Herbal Medicines

At Balance Healthcare through cambooks.com we strive to provide world class professional education and literature to help develop the herbal medicine profession. Balance Healthcare are fortunate to have teamed up with a company who have for many years been regarded as experts in their field by regulatory bodies. That company is MediHerb of Australia.

MediHerb employs more Research and Development people than any other natural medicine company in Australia. There work is published through two leading journals, The Modern Phytotherapist and Professional Review, and details of theses journals are listed below.

Modern Phytotherapist

The Modern Phytotherapist is an authoritative Australian journal of phytotherapy blending current scientific information with traditional methods of herbal practice, and featuring articles by leading herbalists from Australia and overseas.

Subjects Covered:

• Therapeutic Philosophy: discussion on philosophy and methodology of herbal practice. This may include discussion of modern therapeutics, or traditional systems such as Physiomedicalism or other treatment systems such as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) or treatment approaches based on modern research and practical traditional therapy.
• Clinical Practice: treatment and issues including recent medical information and herbal treatment strategies which may be illustrated with case studies.
• Case Studies: presentation of an individual case study outlining presentation of symptoms, treatment regime including herbal treatment and an indication of outcome.
• Practice Management: methods and case studies relating to the management of effective herbal medicine practice.
• Reports: adverse reactions, updates from International Conferences and seminars, updates from scientific literature, book reviews.
• Letters to the Editors and editorials provide an avenue for discussion of new ideas

These journals are now all available FREE OF CHARGE in the form of a downloadable PDF format by registering at www.mediherb.co.uk and choosing literature/practitioner resources from the MediHerb menu.

Download a sample copy of Modern Phytotherapist click here
To register at MediHerb and search the MediHerb Professional Library database, click here.

Professional Review

The MediHerb Professional Review is a concise presentation of the traditional and current scientific information available on selected herbs. It has been published since 1987 and provides detailed examination of individual herbs with attention to:

• Botany, chemistry, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicity
• Clinical studies
• Actions, indications and uses, dosage
• Adverse effects, contraindications and precautions

The information is presented from traditional sources and the latest medical and scientific research. The Professional Reviews are fully referenced for further study if required. Kerry Bone often proposes new and challenging interpretations of the research as it relates to the practice of medical herbalism. Each Professional Review generally focuses on a particular herb in detail, and other topics relevant to herbalists are also explored, such as the effect of medicinal plants on mental function, and dosage considerations in herbal medicine.

Download a sample copy of Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy click here
To register at MediHerb and search the MediHerb Professional Library database, click here.

Mediherb Electronic Online Library

To find an answer to a particular question quickly use the SEARCH facility within the MediHerb electronic online library, where you can search the Herb Common Name Index or by Topic/Condition Index. Search through an authoritative collection of monograths and research papers from all the MediHerb, publications which are available Free Of Charge exclusively for Healthcare Professionals.

To register at MediHerb and search the MediHerb Professional Library database, click here