| Series Introduction (Lester Packer and Enrique Cadenas) |
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Integrating Traditional and Complementary Medicine into National Health Care: Learning from the International Experience |
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Can Traditional Medicine Coexist with Modern Medicine in the Same Health Care System? |
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33 | (20) |
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Clinical Trials for Herbal Extracts |
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53 | (20) |
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Herbal Medicine: Criteria for Use in Health and Disease |
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73 | (14) |
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Effects of Phytochemicals in Chinese Functional Ingredients on Gut Health |
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87 | (30) |
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II. Herbal and Traditional Medicine |
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117 | (28) |
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Ginkgo biloba: From Traditional Medicine to Molecular Biology |
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145 | (20) |
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165 | (14) |
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Lingzhi Polyphorous Fungus (Ganoderma lucidum) |
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179 | (50) |
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229 | (18) |
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Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort |
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247 | (14) |
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261 | (28) |
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Schisandrin B and Other Dibenzocyclooctadiene Lignans |
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289 | (26) |
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315 | (12) |
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327 | (8) |
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Lentinus edodes: Shiitake Mushrooms |
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335 | (30) |
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Cruciferous Vegetables and Chemoprevention: The Mechanisms of Isothiocyanate-Mediated Chemoprotection in Humans |
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365 | (42) |
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Pharmacological and Chemopreventive Studies of Chrysanthemum |
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407 | (34) |
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Andrographis paniculata and the Cardiovascular System |
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441 | (16) |
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457 | (14) |
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471 | (18) |
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Resveratrol: The Promise Therein |
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489 | (28) |
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Pharmacological and Physiological Effects of Ginseng |
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517 | (20) |
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Antioxidant Activities of Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus indica) Fruit and Its Betalains: Betanin and Indicaxanthin |
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537 | (20) |
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Antioxidant Activity and Antigenotoxicity of Cassia tora |
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557 | (16) |
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573 | (22) |
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Licorice Root Flavonoid Antioxidants Reduce LDL Oxidation and Attenuate Cardiovascular Diseases |
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595 | (20) |
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Estrogen-Like Activity of Licorice Root Extract and Its Constituents |
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615 | (20) |
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Protection of Oxidative Brain Injury by Chinese Herbal Medicine: Shengmai San as a Model Formula for Antioxidant-Based-Compounds Therapy of Oxidative Stress-Related Diseases |
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635 | (8) |
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Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) |
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643 | (14) |
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The Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Cordyceps sinesis, a Traditional Chinese Medicine That Has Broad Clinical Applications |
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657 | (28) |
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Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Health Effects of Brandisia hancei |
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685 | (18) |
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703 | (18) |
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Echinacea and Immunostimulation |
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721 | (36) |
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Medical Attributes of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) |
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757 | (24) |
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Therapeutic Potential of Curcumin Derived from Turmeric (Curcuma longa) |
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781 | (32) |
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Extracts from the Leaves of Chromolaena odorata: A Potential Agent for Wound Healing |
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813 | (24) |
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Medicinal Properties of Eucommia Bark and Leaves |
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III. Problems and Side Effects |
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Systemic Reviews of Herbal Medicinal Products: Doing More Good Than Harm? |
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847 | (10) |
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Use of Silicon-Based Oligonucleotide Chip in Authentication of Toxic Chinese Medicine |
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857 | (16) |
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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Problems and Drawbacks |
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873 | (10) |
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Review of Adverse Effects of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Herb-Drug Interactions |
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883 | (20) |
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| Index |
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