Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements

Very comprehensive book! I am an RN and plan to use this book in helping others with their health with this book,

For the most part it is a good book. And it contains important information.But she left out some important herbs; like Madigascar Periwinkle and Phylanthus Uriniaria and Phylanthus Niuri and Elaphant foot. All of them are cancer fighters and they are used for Hepatitis B too.Mary Kern, RN-BSN, BS in Health Education, MS in Psychology, Sound Therapist, Herbalist.

Love my herb Bible ❤️

The book is very informative but it can be hard for the average person who is interested in herbal remedies to understand the instructions for dosage and such. I bought the book because I was looking for a reliable guide for herbal cures and a friend suggested this book because a friend of hers is in college and is working on becoming a pharmacist. This was the only natural herbs book they were required to study, so I saw it as a potential good place to start. However, it can be a little difficult to understand if you are new to studying herbal remedies. Also, the version I have on Kindle has it sorted by herbs and not by illnesses. Which means, if you want to know more information about what this herb or that herb can cure then it's great. However, if you are looking for all the cures for sore throat or other illnesses, then it becomes a little more difficult because you have to search Kindle and then you have to go back and forth between links. Some of the dosage information may also be confusing, but it does have a lot of information on the herbs and supplements and their interactions.

Fabulous resource! My patients often inquire about different alternative medications/supplements; most of them I am familiar with, however, I am not familiar with which blood testing should be obtained with what supplement, nor with which medications they interact majorly with. In addition, it tells the common dose used for the supplements depending on for what reason.

I've used an earlier edition of this book as a reference for patient teaching. I have confidence in Mosby's medical books, so I purchased this newer edition & love it just as much.

Absolutely fab. book, gives you current medical information, describes the studies used, and everything you want to know about herbs and supplements. Was very helpful in nursing school as now we are required to learn about 100 herbs in case of disaster. This gives you accurate medical information without all the new age hype,incl. contraindications, dosing, etc.

Very helpful but way overdue for an updated edition.

Wish I would have found this book a long time ago, seem to have added so many books over the course of my degree, some not worth having.I love the way this book is set out. Gives clear tables of constituents and their uses. Plenty of referencing for current research. Really concise explanation of contraindication.My only criticism is the herbs are not labeled individually in index only under 1st letter, which makes finding specific herb time consuming on a kindle!

very good for reference

Handy little book! Learn't lots on herbs from this book that I previously never knew

A superb book, well written and packed with everything you need to know - plus a lot more - about a vast number of Herbs.It is a Herbal Materia Medica important for beginners and expert alike.Each herb has a profile, safe use and storage, contra indications with conventional drugs and foods. It clearly states the level of toxicity for the herb which is essential for the novice to know so they can avoid the ones best left to professionals. It also gives the use and administration for individual herbs.

It a good resource to use for natural products.