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Index
Cover Image
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction
REFERENCES AND SOURCES
NAMING THE ADAPTOGENS
Part 1: Herbal Adaptogens
Chapter 1: Herbal Medicine around the World
INTERNATIONAL USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES
RESEARCH
TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE
HERBAL PERCEPTIONS TODAY
OFFICIAL STANDARDS FOR PHARMACEUTICALS
Chapter 2: Adaptogens: An Overview
DEFINING ADAPTOGENS
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON ADAPTOGENS
OVERVIEWS OF ADAPTOGENS
ADAPTOGENS AND PHYTOCHEMICALS
HOW ADAPTOGENS WORK
Chapter 3: History of Adaptogens
MODERN HISTORY—RUSSIA
AYURVEDA: THE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE OF INDIA
CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
ADAPTOGENS IN NORTH AMERICA
Chapter 4: Actions of Adaptogens
ADAPTOGENS AND STRESS
ADAPTOGENS AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
MIND-BODY INTERACTIONS
STRIVING FOR HEALTH
HEALTH CLAIMS FOR HERBAL MEDICINE
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS
HERBAL EFFICACY AND SAFETY
SCIENCE, BELIEF, AND PLACEBOS
STIMULANTS, TONICS, AND ADAPTOGENS
HEALING THEORY: WESTERN AND EASTERN
Chapter 5: Adaptogens and the Stress Response
THE BODY’S RESPONSE TO STRESS
HANS SELYE’S GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
HOMEOSTASIS AND ALLOSTASIS
STATE OF NONSPECIFIC RESISTANCE
Chapter 6: Health Benefits of Adaptogens
ADRENAL FATIGUE
AGING AND LONGEVITY
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
ARTHRITIS
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
BRAIN FUNCTION
BREATHING PROBLEMS
CANCER
CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
DIABETES AND BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
DIGESTION
EYESIGHT
FATIGUE
IMMUNE SYSTEM
LIVER DAMAGE (HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY)
MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH
PSYCHOSPIRITUAL HEALTH (MIND-BODY-SPIRIT CONDITION)
SEX HORMONE REGULATION
SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS
SLEEP PROBLEMS
STRESS
URINARY SYSTEM
WEIGHT GAIN AND OVEREATING
Part 2: Materia Medica
Using the Materia Medica
TASTE/ENERGY
HERBAL SAFETY
DOSAGE
HERBAL PREPARATIONS
Chapter 7: Monographs on Adaptogens
AMERICAN GINSENG
AMLA
ASHWAGANDHA
ASIAN GINSENG
ASTRAGALUS
CORDYCEPS
DANG SHEN
ELEUTHERO
GUDUCHI
HE SHOU WU
HOLY BASIL
JIAOGULAN
LICORICE
LYCIUM
PRINCE SENG
REISHI
RHAPONTICUM
RHODIOLA
SCHISANDRA
SHATAVARI
SHILAJIT
Chapter 8: Nervines: Complementary Herbs for Adaptogens
BLUE VERVAIN
CHAMOMILE
FRESH MILKY OAT
HAWTHORN
LEMON BALM
LINDEN
MIMOSA
MOTHERWORT
PASSIONFLOWER
SKULLCAP
ST. JOHN’S WORT
OTHER NERVINE HERBS
Chapter 9: Nootropics: Complementary Herbs for Adaptogens
BACOPA
BHRINGARAJ
GINKGO
GOTU KOLA
LAVENDER
ROSEMARY
WHITE PEONY
YUAN ZHI
OTHER NOOTROPIC HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS
Part 3: Herbal Adaptogens in Use
Chapter 10: Clinical Use of Adaptogens
CASE REPORTS
Chapter 11: Adaptogenic Herbs in Combination
COMBINING MEDICINAL HERBS
ADAPTOGENS—SIMPLES OR FORMULAS?
CLASSIC ADAPTOGEN COMBINATIONS
FORMULAS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chapter 12: Adaptogens as Food
FUNCTIONAL FOODS
ADAPTOGENS AS FOODS—USES AND RECIPES
Chapter 13: Adaptogens for Animals
HEALTH BENEFITS
USING ADAPTOGENS FOR ANIMALS
VETERINARY FORMULAS
CLINICAL USE OF ADAPTOGENS IN EQUINE VETERINARY PRACTICE
ANIMAL COMPLIANCE
HERBAL USE GUIDELINES
HERBAL RESOURCES FOR ANIMALS
Resources
Glossary
Footnotes
Bibliography
About the Authors
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
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