Concise Handbook of Psychoactive Herbs: Medicinal Herbs for Treating Psychological and Neurological Problems
Autor Marcello Spinellaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 feb 2005
The Concise Handbook of Psychoactive Herbs will give you a better understanding of herbal products that have psychological effects. The book explores how they work, how effective they are, and what is known about their safety. Geared towards non-specialist professionals and curious individuals, this guide shows how herbal preparations can affect the brain, mental state, and behavior of a user and includes treatment methods, tables, illustrations, a glossary, and a bibliography.
The Concise Handbook of Psychoactive Herbs contains chapters on several types of psychoactive herbs, including:
- stimulants
- cognition-enhancers
- sedatives
- painkillers
- hallucinogens
In the Concise Handbook of Psychoactive Herbs you will learn about the psychoactive actions of such medicinal plants as:
- coffee
- tobacco
- cannabis
- ginseng
- chamomile
- cocoa
- opium poppy
- peyote
- gingko biloba
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780789018571
ISBN-10: 0789018578
Pagini: 296
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0789018578
Pagini: 296
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Plants As Medicines
- The Use of Herbal Medicines
- Why Do Plants Make Drugs?
- How Humans Came to Use Herbal Medicines
- The Science of Herbal Medicines
- Summary
- Chapter 2. How the Brain Works
- Mind, Brain, and Behavior
- Communication in and Between Neurons
- Structure of the Nervous System
- Chapter 3. How Drugs Work
- How the Body Affects Drugs
- How Drugs Affect the Body
- Relationships Between Drug Doses and Effects
- Chapter 4. Stimulant Herbs
- Pharmaceutical Stimulants
- Caffeine Stimulants
- Tobacco and Tobacco-Like Stimulants
- Amphetamine-Like Stimulants
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Cognition-Enhancing Herbs
- Discussion and Treatment of Dementia
- Ginkgo
- Ginseng
- Tobacco
- Solanaceous Vegetables: Tomato, Potato, and Eggplant
- Discussion and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
- Fava Beans
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Sedative and Anti-Anxiety Herbs
- The Problem of Anxiety
- Insomnia
- The Structure of Sleep
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Valerian
- Kava
- Passionflower
- Chamomile
- Other Reputed Sedative Herbs
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Herbs for Mental Illnesses
- The Era of Psychotherapeutic Drugs
- Depression and Anxiety
- St. John’s Wort
- Ginger
- Ginkgo
- Schizophrenia and Psychosis
- Chapter 8. Herbal Painkillers
- What Is Pain?
- The Pain Systems
- The Analgesia System
- Herbal Analgesics
- Opium Poppy
- Myrrh
- Willow
- Meadowsweet
- Feverfew
- Ginger
- Chili Peppers
- Stimulant Analgesics
- Local Anesthetic Herbs
- Chapter 9. Herbal Hallucinogens
- What to Call Them?
- The Historical Uses of Hallucinogenic Plants
- LSD-Like Hallucinogens
- Collective Issues with LSD-Like Hallucinogens
- The Nightshade Hallucinogens
- Fly Agaric
- Chapter 10. Cannabis
- History
- Cannabis and the Human Body
- Cannabis Addiction
- Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis
- Summary
- Chapter 11. Use, Abuse, and Addiction
- Definitions
- Evolutionary Basis for Drug Abuse
- Psychological Perspective
- Addiction in the Brain
- Are Addictions Limited to Drugs?
- Treatment
- Treatment Methods
- Prevention
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Descriere
The Concise Handbook of Psychoactive Herbs will give you a better understanding of herbal products that have psychological effects, such as coffee, tobacco, gingko, cannabis, and ginseng. The book explores several types of psychoactive herbs, focusing on how they work, how effective they are, and what is known about their safety. Geared towards non-specialist professionals and curious individuals, this guide shows how herbal preparations can affect the brain, mental state, and behavior of a user and includes treatment methods, tables, illustrations, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.