Pharmacology: A Handbook for Complementary Healthcare Professionals provides an accessible text and source book of pharmacology for both students and practitioners of complementary medicine. It covers the basic chemistry which builds into an understanding of basic organic chemistry, key pharmacological principles, herbal and nutritional chemical constituents and the use of conventional medication. Various different aspects are treated in a way, which creates linkages for clarity and clinical relevance.Written in an accessible style and highly illustrated throughout.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction 2. Section 1: Basic pharmacological principles 3. Chapter 2: The atom: The smallest unit of pharmacology 4. Chapter 3: Bonds found in biological chemistry 5. Chapter 4: Bonds continued 6. Chapter 5: Nomenclature, representation of chemical structures and basic terminology 7. Chapter 6: Isomers 8. Chapter 7: Free radicals 9. Chapter 8: Acids and bases 10. Section 2: Important primary metabolic components 11. Chapter 9: Carbohydrates 12. Chapter 10: Lipids 13. Chapter 11: Amino acids and proteins 14. Chapter 12: Purines and pyrimidines 15. Chapter 13: Vitamins and minerals 16. Section 3: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics 17. Chapter 14: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: Introduction 18. Chapter 15: Methods of administration 19. Chapter 16: How do drugs get into cells? 20. Chapter 17: Metabolism 21. Chapter 18: Drug excretion 22. Chapter 19: Pharmacodynamics: How drugs elicit a physiological effect 23. Section 4: Plant pharmacology 24. Chapter 20: Introduction to plant pharmacology: Secondary metabolites 25. Chapter 21: Phenols 26. Chapter 22: Terpenes 27. Chapter 23: Amines and alkaloids 28. Chapter 24: Glycosides 29. Section 5: Orthodox medication 30. Chapter 25: Orthodox medicine: Introduction 31. Chapter 26: Cardiovascular disorders 32. Chapter 27: Problems with lipid metabolism 33. Chapter 28: Blood disorders 34. Chapter 29: Antimicrobials 35. Chapter 30: Inflammation and the immune system 36. Chapter 31: The nervous system 37. Chapter 32: Analgesia and relief of pain 38. Chapter 33: Neurological disease 39. Chapter 34: Respiratory diseases 40. Chapter 35: Gastrointestinal disorders 41. Chapter 36: Urinary tract infection 42. Chapter 37: Metabolic disorders 43. Chapter 38: Reproductive hormones 44. Chapter 39: Chemotherapy 45. Section 6: Toxicology 46. Chapter 40: Toxicology 47. Section 7: The final analysis 48. Chapter 41: Scientific tests 49. Chapter 42: Information gathering and the final analysis 50. Index
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Pharmacology: A Handbook for Complementary Healthcare Professionals provides an accessible text and source book of pharmacology for both students and practitioners of complementary medicine. It covers the basic chemistry which builds into an understanding of basic organic chemistry, key pharmacological principles, herbal and nutritional chemical constituents and the use of conventional medication. Various different aspects are treated in a way, which creates linkages for clarity and clinical relevance.Written in an accessible style and highly illustrated throughout.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction 2. Section 1: Basic pharmacological principles 3. Chapter 2: The atom: The smallest unit of pharmacology 4. Chapter 3: Bonds found in biological chemistry 5. Chapter 4: Bonds continued 6. Chapter 5: Nomenclature, representation of chemical structures and basic terminology 7. Chapter 6: Isomers 8. Chapter 7: Free radicals 9. Chapter 8: Acids and bases 10. Section 2: Important primary metabolic components 11. Chapter 9: Carbohydrates 12. Chapter 10: Lipids 13. Chapter 11: Amino acids and proteins 14. Chapter 12: Purines and pyrimidines 15. Chapter 13: Vitamins and minerals 16. Section 3: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics 17. Chapter 14: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: Introduction 18. Chapter 15: Methods of administration 19. Chapter 16: How do drugs get into cells? 20. Chapter 17: Metabolism 21. Chapter 18: Drug excretion 22. Chapter 19: Pharmacodynamics: How drugs elicit a physiological effect 23. Section 4: Plant pharmacology 24. Chapter 20: Introduction to plant pharmacology: Secondary metabolites 25. Chapter 21: Phenols 26. Chapter 22: Terpenes 27. Chapter 23: Amines and alkaloids 28. Chapter 24: Glycosides 29. Section 5: Orthodox medication 30. Chapter 25: Orthodox medicine: Introduction 31. Chapter 26: Cardiovascular disorders 32. Chapter 27: Problems with lipid metabolism 33. Chapter 28: Blood disorders 34. Chapter 29: Antimicrobials 35. Chapter 30: Inflammation and the immune system 36. Chapter 31: The nervous system 37. Chapter 32: Analgesia and relief of pain 38. Chapter 33: Neurological disease 39. Chapter 34: Respiratory diseases 40. Chapter 35: Gastrointestinal disorders 41. Chapter 36: Urinary tract infection 42. Chapter 37: Metabolic disorders 43. Chapter 38: Reproductive hormones 44. Chapter 39: Chemotherapy 45. Section 6: Toxicology 46. Chapter 40: Toxicology 47. Section 7: The final analysis 48. Chapter 41: Scientific tests 49. Chapter 42: Information gathering and the final analysis 50. Index
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