Editor

Tracy, Timothy S

Kingston, Richard L

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Totowa, NJ

Publisher

Humana Press

Publication Date

2007

Series

Forensic science and medicine

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Phytotherapy - adverse effects

Plant Extracts - pharmacology

Abstract

Ma huang and the ephedra alkaloids / Steven B. Karch.

Kava / Douglas D. Glover.

Ginkgo biloba / Timothy S. Tracy.

Valerian / Brian J. Isetts.

St. John’s wort / Dean Filandrinos, Thomas R. Yentsch, and Katie L. Myers.

Echinacea / Daniel Berkner and Leo Sioris.

Feverfew / Richard L. Kingston.

Garlic / Leslie Helou and Ila M. Harris.

Ginger/ Douglas D. Glover.

Saw palmetto / Timothy S. Tracy.

Panax ginseng / Timothy S. Tracy.

Cranberry / Timothy S. Tracy.

Hawthorn / Timothy S. Tracy.

Evening primrose / Margaret B. Artz.

Citrus aurantium / Anders Westanmo.

Vitex agnus-castus / Margaret B. Artz.

Bilberry / Timothy S. Tracy.

ISBN

9781588293138

1588293130

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 H534 2007

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Editor

Campos, Maira Rubi Segura

Ortega, Armando Manuel Martin

Place of Publication

San Diego, CA

Publisher

Academic Press

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - diet therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Phytotherapy

Plants, Medicinal

Abstract

Contents:

1. Cancer epidemiology -- 2. Molecular and therapeutic bases of cancer -- 3. Macro and micronutrients in cancer prevention and treatment -- 4. Phytochemicals in cancer treatment -- 5. Medicinal plants as potential functional foods or resources for obtaining metabolites with anticancer activity

ISBN

9780128198285

9780128198292

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

MacKinnon, Andrew

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Partners Publishing

Lone Pine Publishing, Inc.

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

448 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Edible

Plants, Medicinal

Medicine, Traditional

Canada

Handbook

ISBN

9781772130027

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 M158 2014

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Alternate Title

Selected medicinal plants

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

2 volumes

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Medicine, Herbal

Medicine, Traditional

ISBN

9241545178 (v.1)

9241545372 (v.2)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 W628 2002

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Editor

Malviya, Sapna

Malviya, Neelesh

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Boca Raton, Florida

Publisher

CRC Press

Publication Date

c2024

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Neoplasms - therapy

Antineoplastic Agents

Chemoprevention

Abstract

"Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with integrated approaches. Chapters present information on various medicinal plants that covers background and history, ethnomedical considerations, morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. The book presents a scientific investigation on medicinal plants in managing cancer, reported mechanisms of action as anticancer activity, as well as covering the toxicological aspects of certain plants.

KEY FEATURES:

Details information on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy

Features information on methods of extraction and isolation of various phytoconstituents responsible for anticancer activity

Discusses herbal formulations and alternative approaches used for the management and treatment of cancer

Demonstrates the importance of alternative approaches including yoga, acupuncture, and dietary supplements to be effective in the management of cancer

This book is helpful to botanists, researchers and practitioners in alternative and complementary medicine, and the herbal medicine research community." --publisher

ISBN

9781032170763

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Alternate Title

Natural Standard herb and supplement reference

Herb and supplement reference

Corporate Author

Natural Standard (Firm)

Editor

Ulbricht, Catherine E

Basch, Ethan M

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Elsevier Mosby

Publication Date

c2005

Physical Description

xxviii, 1012 p.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Plant Preparations

Dietary Supplements

Phytotherapy

Evidence-Based Medicine

ISBN

0323029949

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV13 N285 2005

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Editor

Dasgupta, Amitava

Hammett-Stabler, Catherine A

Place of Publication

Hoboken, N.J.

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xiv, 470 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - toxicity

Plants, Medicinal - chemistry

Dietary Supplements - toxicity

Herb-Drug Interactions

Phytotherapy - adverse effects

Pathology, Clinical - methods

ISBN

9780470433508

0470433507

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 D229 2011

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Author

Joseph, Leigh

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Wellfleet Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Peoples

Plants

Plant Preparations

Ethnobotany

Medicine, Traditional

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781577152941

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 J83 203

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Author

Barnes, Joanne

Anderson, Linda A

Phillipson, J. David

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

Pharmaceutical Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

x, 710 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Phytotherapy

Herbs - therapeutic use

Pharmacognosy

ISBN

9780853696230

0853696233

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV767 H534b 2007

Copies

Author

Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Place of Publication

[Minneapolis, MN]

Publisher

Milkweed Editions

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

First Nations

Plants

Plant Preparations

Ethnobotany

Medicine, Traditional

Nature

Ecology

Popular Work

ISBN

9781571313560

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB 55 K49 2013

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Gray Smith, Monique

Neidhardt, Nicole (ill.)

Place of Publication

Minneapolis, MN

Publisher

Zest Books

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

304 pages : illustrations; 21 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Plants

Plant Preparations

Ethnobotany

Medicine, Traditional

Nature

Ecology

Popular Work

Abstract

"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation" -- Provided by publisher

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781728458991

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 K49 2022

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Author

Boon, Heather

Smith, Michael

Corporate Author

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

Place of Publication

Kingston, Ont.

Publisher

Quarry Press Inc.

Publication Date

1999

Subjects

Medicine, Herbal - handbooks

Plants, Medicinal - handbooks

ISBN

1550822527

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 B724b 1999

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Corporate Author

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

Place of Publication

Lyon, France

Publisher

International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xii, 422 p. : ill.

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 108

Subjects

Carcinogens - pharmacology

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Plant Preparations - adverse effects

Pharmaceutical Preparations - adverse effects

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - drug effects

Abstract

This publication represents the views and expert

opinions of an IARC Working Group on the

Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans,

which met in Lyon, June 2013.

Notes

Monographs:

Aloe vera

Goldenseal

Ginkgo biloba

Kava

Pulegone

Methylene blue

Primidone

Sulfasaazine

Pentosan polysulfate sodium

Triamterene

Hydrochlorothiazide

Pioglitazone and rosiglitazone

Digoxin

ISBN

9789283201748

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

French

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

PDF format and supplementary material

Author

Young, Jane

Hawley, Alex

Thomas, Sophie

Place of Publication

Prince George, BC

Publisher

University of Northern British Columbia

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

iv, 82 p. : ill., ; 19 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Ethnobotany

First Nations

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QV766 P714 2002

Copies

Editor

Kintzios, Spiridon E

Baberaki, Maria G

Place of Publication

Boca Raton

Publisher

CRC Press

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

xi, 296 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Phytotherapy

Plant Extracts - therapeutic use

ISBN

0415298539 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ267 P714 2004

Copies

Author

Charlie, Luschiim Arvid

Turner, Nancy J.

Place of Publication

Madeira Park, BC

Publisher

Harbour Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xiii, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Ethnobotany

Plants, Medicinal

Medicine, Traditional

Indigenous Canadians

First Nations

British Columbia

Popular Work

Abstract

"In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flowering plants. Each entry is illustrated with a colour photo and includes the plant?s common, scientific and Hul'q'umi'num'; names; a short description; where to find it; and cultural knowledge related to the plant. Additional notes encompass plant use, safety and conservation; the linguistic writing system used for Hul'q'umi'num'; plant names; as well as miscellaneous notes from interviews with Luschiim." - Back cover

Notes

A Hul'q'umi'num' (Cowichan) Ethnobotany - Top of cover

ISBN

9781550179453

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 C478l 2021

Copies

Alternate Title

Pharmacological basis of therapeutics

Editor

Brunton, Laurence L.

Hilal-Dandan, Randa

Knollmann, Bjorn C.

Edition

13th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Medical

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xiii, 1419 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Pharmacology, Clinical

Pharmacological Phenomena

Therapeutics

Drug Therapy

ISBN

9781259584732

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Abbotsford Library

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

QV38 G6 2018

Copies

Author

Segraves, Robert Taylor

Balon, Richard

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

xv, 320 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - drug therapy

Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - chemically induced

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - psychology

Pharmaceutical Preparations - adverse effects

Pharmacology

ISBN

9780393703542

0393703541

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WM611 S455s 2003

Copies

Alternate Title

Herb contraindications and drug interactions

Author

Brinker, Francis J

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Sandy, OR.

Publisher

Eclectic Medical Publications

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

xix, 432 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Phytotherapy

Drug Interactions

ISBN

1888483113 (pbk.)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV767 B858h 2001

Copies

Author

Kavasch, E. Barrie

Baar, Karen

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Bantam Books

Publication Date

1999

Physical Description

xviii, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Plants, Medicinal

Plant Preparations

Medicine, Traditional

Popular Work

ISBN

9780553378818

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Received

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 K21 1999

Website Notes

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