Pocket Guide to Herbal Medicine or Nutritional Ergogenic Aids

Pocket Guide to Herbal Medicine

Author: Karin Kraft

There is an herbal remedy for most ailments—and you will find the most important ones in this concise pocket guide. Co-authored by Karin Kraft, one of the members of the German Commission E, and Christopher Hobbs, a renowned North-American herbalist, this handy pocket guide gives you the decisive facts about important medicinal herbs, taking into consideration both major European monographs (Commission E and ESCOP) and up-to-date clinical trials. The book goes on to inform the reader on the usage of herbal remedies for a number of common indications.

The book gives first-hand, easy to access information on the administration of herbal remedies for the medical practitioner and herbal therapist alike. Profit from the wealth of German tradition, extended by North American experience in the usage of herbal medicines.

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Nutritional Ergogenic Aids

Author: Ira Wolinsky

Nutritional Ergogenic Aids provides an up-to-date review of what is hypothetical and what is known about the most extensively used nutritional ergogenic aids; dietary supplements to enhance physical and athletic performance. Among the 23 aids discussed are branched-chain amino acids, carnitine, creatine, glucosamine, chrondroitin sulfate, taurine, biocarbonates, and ginseng. Research conducted primarily with data available from human studies is analyzed and discussed. The book presents information and guidelines on safe use and provides a scientific basis regarding the benefits, shortcomings, and usefulness of nutritional ergogenic aids.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I	Introduction
1	Nutritional ergogenic aids : introduction, definitions and regulatory issues	3
Pt. II	Amino acid derivatives
2	Argininie	21
3	Aspartate	37
4	Branched-chain amino acids	47
5	Carnitine	61
6	Creatine	81
7	Gelatin	105
8	Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate	115
9	Glutamine	129
10	[beta]-Hydroxy-[beta]-methylbutyrate	147
11	Lysine	171
12	Ornithine, ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate and taurine	197
Pt. III	Lipid derivatives
13	Conjugated linoleic acid	209
14	Medium-chain triglycerides and glycerol	221
15	Wheat germ oil and octacosanol	247
Pt. IV	Other substances in foods not classified as essential
16	Buffers : bicarbonate, citrate and phosphate	257
17	Caffeine	275
18	Carotenoids	325
19	Coenzyme Q[subscript 10]	355
20	Ginseng	379
21	Lipoic acid	411
22	Myo-inositol and pangamic acid	431
23	Pyruvate and dihydroxyacetone	445
24	Tannins	455
Pt. V	Evaluation of effectiveness
25	Systematic and critical evaluation of benefits and possible risks of nutritional ergogenic acids	469
Pt. VI	Summary
26	Summary and implications - nutritional ergogenic aids	507