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The Oxford book of health foods /
This text begins with an account of modern concepts of human nutrition, followed by a series of over 100 accounts of individual health foods and dietary supplements. The evidence for the claimed therapeutic value of herbal medicines is given.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Alfalfa
- Algae
- Aloe
- Angelica
- Arnica
- Artichoke
- Astragalus
- Balm
- Bamboo
- Bee products
- Beverages
- Bilberry
- Borage
- Buchu
- Burdock
- Californian poppy
- Carob
- Cat's claw
- Cayenne pepper
- Celery seed
- Centaury
- Cereals
- Chamomile
- Chickweed
- Coenzyme Q₁₀
- Coltsfoot
- Comfrey
- Cramp bark
- Cranberry
- Dairy products
- Damiana
- Dandelion
- Deadly nightshade
- Devil's claw
- Dried fruits
- Drosera
- Echinacea
- Elder
- Evening primrose
- Eyebright
- Fennel
- Feverfew
- Fish oils
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Ginkgo
- Ginseng
- Glucosamine and chondroitin
- Goldenseal
- Guarana
- Hawthorn
- Helonias
- Hemp seed
- Henna
- Holy thistle
- Hops
- Horsetail
- Hyssop
- Ipecacuanha
- Jojoba
- Kava kava
- Lavender
- Lecithin
- Lime
- Linseed
- Liquorice
- Lobelia
- Lycopodium
- Margarines and spreads
- Marigold
- Marshmallow
- Meadowsweet
- Milk thistle
- Mistletoe
- Motherwort
- Nettle
- New Zealand green-lipped mussel
- Nutritional supplements
- Nuts
- Orris
- Parsley piert
- Peppermint
- Pilewort
- Pineapple
- Plantain
- Prickly ash
- Probiotics
- Pulsatilla
- Pulses, peas, beans, and lentils (legumes)
- Pumpkin seed
- Quassia
- 'Quorn'
- Raspberry
- Red clover
- Rose hip
- Rue
- Sage
- Saw palmetto
- Senna
- Sesame
- Sk(c)ullcap
- Slimming products
- Slippery elm
- Soya bean
- Sports supplements
- St John's wort
- Strawberry
- Sumach
- Sunflower seed
- Sweet flag
- Sweet violet
- Tea tree
- Thuja
- Uva-ursi
- Valerian
- Vitamin, mineral, and trace element supplements
- White bryony
- White willow
- Wild yam
- Witch hazel
- Yarrow
- Recommended reading
- Glossary
- Index.