Your Thyroid or Veterinary Herbal Medicine

Your Thyroid: A Home Reference

Author: Chester Ridgway

Do you feel sluggish or depressed? Do you tire easily? Are you overly sensitive to the cold? Do you feel swollen or overweight?

An overactive or underactive thyroid could be the hidden cause behind many of these common symptoms. Left untreated, a malfunctioning thyroid may lead to serious complications. Once diagnosed, however, it can usually be treated safely, easily, and without anxiety.

Completely revised and updated for the nineties, Your Thyroid: A Home Reference explains what the latest scientific advances can mean to you. It is the essential guide to some of America's most common health problems, and an essential addition to every home medical library.

— How to identify the various forms of a malfunctioning thyroid, and the

specific treatments available to counteract them

— How to gauge your susceptibility before symptoms appear—and when to

seek a thyroid checkup

— The effects of drugs, diet, stress and radiation on the thyroid, and how to

maintain its normal operation

PLUS

— How to monitor thyroid trouble during pregnancy, and in your children

— Practical illustrations to help you help yourself and your family

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Veterinary Herbal Medicine

Author: Susan G Wynn

This full-color reference offers practical, evidence-based guidance on using more than 120 medicinal plants, including how to formulate herbal remedies to treat common disease conditions. A body-systems based review explores herbal medicine in context, offering information on toxicology, drug interactions, quality control, and other key topics.
• More than 120 herbal monographs provide quick access to information on the historical use of the herb in humans and animals, supporting studies, and dosing information.
• Includes special dosing, pharmacokinetics, and regulatory considerations when using herbs for horses and farm animals.
• Expanded pharmacology and toxicology chapters provide thorough information on the chemical basis of herbal medicine.
• Explores the evolutionary relationship between plants and mammals, which is the basis for understanding the unique physiologic effects of herbs.
• Includes a body systems review of herbal remedies for common disease conditions in both large and small animals.
• Discusses special considerations for the scientific research of herbs, including complex and individualized interventions that may require special design and nontraditional outcome goals.

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Reviewer:Karen L Campbell, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVD(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description:This book provides veterinarians with the information needed to respond to clients' questions or concerns regarding the medical use of herbs.
Purpose:The authors' goals are to contribute to the re-emergence of the art of veterinary herbal medicine. As they note, "people want herbal medicine." Because of this, it is worthwhile for veterinarians to be familiar with the concepts, rationale, and controversies surrounding the use of herbs in animals.
Audience:This book is written for practitioners, but it could also be useful for students. It includes information which is generally applicable for all species on the use of herbs, with one chapter dedicated to the use of herbs in horses and another for use in dairy cattle.
Features:After an introduction to the use of herbs in animals, five chapters provide historical information on the relationship between plants and animals and the medical use of herbs in various cultures. The second section of the book includes three chapters on controversies surrounding the use of herbal medicine. The third and longest section of the book includes nine chapters focused on plants and the industries associated with herbal medicine. Of particular interest are the chapters on the interactions between herbs and drugs and the need to be concerned with plant conservation. The fourth section includes a systems-based approach to herbal medicine and chapters on the use of herbs in horses and dairy cows. Appendixes include a list of providers, herbal terminology, and otheruseful information and tips on the administration of herbs to animals. It is somewhat surprising to see individual chapters devoted to the use of herbs in horses and in dairy cows, but no chapters on the use of herbs in dogs, cats, birds, or other small animals.
Assessment:The primary competition for this book would be other books by the senior author, including Emerging Therapies: Using Herbs and Nutraceutical Supplements for Small Animals (AAHA Press, 1999) and Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine: Science and Tradition (Mosby, 2002). These are softcover books which are less expensive, but are also less complete.