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TIP - If you are wanting to search all the derivatives of Naturopathy such as naturopath, naturopathic and naturopathically. Search tools will automatically find all of these if you use truncation (e.g. naturopath*) to make sure you are finding everything.

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This is just a selection of the thousands of ebooks available

Textbook of Natural Medicine by Joseph E. Pizzorno, Michael T. Murray.
Publication Date: 2021
The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Medicine by Joseph E. Pizzorno; Michael T. Murray; Herb Joiner-Bey Get instant, easy access to the natural medicine expertise you need with The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Medicine, 3rd Edition. Written by leading authorities in complementary and integrative medicine, this portable handbook offers clear and rational directives on diagnosing and treating 80 diseases and disorders with natural medicine. Inside the pages you'll find concise summaries of diagnostic procedures, general considerations, therapeutic considerations, and therapeutic approaches for each condition, as well as naturopathic treatment methods like dietary changes, physical therapy advice, exercise modifications, and recommended supplements and botanical medicines. Based on Pizzorno's trusted Textbook of Natural Medicine, 4th Edition and the most current evidence available, it's your key to accessing reliable, natural diagnosis and treatment options in any setting. More than 80 algorithms throughout text synthesize therapeutic content and provide support for clinical judgment with a conceptual overview of case management. Combination of expert author team and scientifically verified content assures this handbook contains the most reliable coverage of diagnostic and natural treatment methods. Well-organized format utilizing consistent headings helps you make fast and accurate diagnoses. Light, portable size enables you to easily carry the handbook along with you in practice. NEW! Updated content reflects the latest research, data, and trends - including the most current recommendations related to specific diseases and newly emerging treatments. NEW! Four new chapters cover female infertility, maldigestion, bronchitis and pneumonia, and pregnancy health and primary prevention of adult disease.
Publication Date: 2015
Clinical Naturopathy by Jerome Sarris; Jon Wardle Clinical Naturopathy: an evidence-based guide to practice, 2nd edition, by Jerome Sarris and Jon Wardle, articulates evidence-based clinical practice. It details the principles, treatment protocols and interventions at the forefront of naturopathic practice in the 21st century. Clinical Naturopathy 2e: an evidence-based guide to practice, equips you to critically evaluate your patients, analyse treatment protocols, and provide evidence-based prescriptions. This second edition promotes the fundamentals of traditional naturopathy, while pushing the scientific boundaries and driving the steady evolution of the profession of naturopathic medicine. Perfect for: Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) Advanced diploma and Postgraduate students in: . Naturopathy . Western Herbal Medicine . Nutrition . Homoeopathy Complementary health therapists General Practitioners Nursing students Pharmacy students . A rigorously researched update of common clinical conditions and their naturopathic treatment according to evidence-based guidelines (over 5,000 references). . Bridges conventional medical and naturopathic paradigms to help clinicians facilitate truly integrative models of care. . Augmented appendices including: herb/drug interaction charts, laboratory reference values, food sources of nutrients, cancer medication interactions and nutraceutical use. . Key Treatment Protocols throughout the text offer an evidence-based referenced critique. . Naturopathic Treatment trees for each condition, with Treatment Aims boxes that are easy to follow and understand. . Scientific and traditional evidence validating treatment protocols. . Decision trees, unique figures, tables and charts are a great aid to visual learners. . Expanded Diagnostics chapter including the emerging field of pharmacogenomics. . New Wellness, lifestyle and preventive medicine chapter to explore in detail the core principles of naturopathic practice. . New Liver dysfunction and disease, Headache and migraine, and Pain chapters. . A deepening scientific focus with inclusion of new and emerging naturopathic therapeutics such as injectable nutraceuticals.
Publication Date: 2019
The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper From Amara Dulcis to Yarrow, All-Heal to Viper's Bugloss, Culpeper's Complete Herbal and English Physician Enlarged offers remedies for all ills known to Seventeenth century society.
Publication Date: 2016
Culpeper's The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper
Publication Date: 2016
Culpeper's Medicine by Graeme Tobyn Drawing on the writings of Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th-century herbalist, apothecary and astrologer, this updated, accessible introduction celebrates the holistic medical traditions of the West, and places Culpeper in his appropriate context as one of the forebears of modern holistic medicine and a prophet of the NHS.
Publication Date: 2013
Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Marc S. Micozzi Focusing on emerging therapies and those best supported by clinical trials and scientific evidence, Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine describes some of the most prevalent and the fastest-growing CAM therapies in use today. Coverage of systems and therapies includes mind, body, and spirit; traditional Western healing; and traditional ethnomedical systems from around the world.
Publication Date: 2010
A Guide to Evidence-Based Integrative and Complementary Medicine by Vicki Kotsirilos; Luis Vitetta; Avni Sali This exhaustive textbook is ideal for anyone with an interest in integrative and complementary medicine in Australia; including General Practitioners, medical students, integrative clinicians and health practitioners. A Guide to Evidence-based Integrative and Complementary Medicine presents non-pharmacologic treatments for common medical practice complaints - all supported by current scientific evidence.
Publication Date: 2011
Herbs and Natural Supplements (Vol. 1) by Lesley Braun; Marc Cohen Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements. The first volume provides a foundation of knowledge in the clinical practice of complementary medicine. It emphasises safe practice with strategies to prevent adverse drug reactions, guidelines in assessing benefit, risk and harm and the evaluation of research. . Comprehensive review of herbal medicine, clinical nutrition, aromatherapy, and food as medicine . Patient safety and wellness . Considerations in preoperative care and pregnancy . Use in the treatment of cancer . Herb/nutrient - drug interactions. Provides up-to-date evidence on the latest research impacting on herbal and natural medicine by top leaders within the fields of Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine and Natural Medicine.
Publication Date: 2015
Herbs and Natural Supplements (vol. 2) by Lesley Braun; Marc Cohen Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two-volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements. The second volume provides current, evidence-based monographs on the 132 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements. Organised alphabetically, each monograph includes daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more. Recommended by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as an evidence-based reference works (print) that pharmacists are meant to have access to when dispensing Contributed content from naturopaths, GPs, pharmacists, and herbalists Useful in a clinical setting as well as a reference book. It provides up-to-date evidence on the latest research impacting on herbal and natural medicine by top leaders in Australia within the fields of Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine and Natural Medicine
Publication Date: 2015
Clinical Naturopathic Medicine by Leah Hechtman
Publication Date: 2018