Herb-Drug Interactions in Oncology

The Story of Helen Moss

When I first discovered my cancer, I very naively felt that I could be just like Bruce Willis' character in 'Die Hard' and that I would fight this cancer off and be victorious. However, the treatment pulled me down and 'fighting' or that mind set drained my energy.

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Board of Trustees

Helen Moss, Managing Trustee
Carole Adrine
Gregory R. Bean, Esq
Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell
Barrie Cassileth, Ph.D.
Dale H. Cowan, MD, JD,
Ensign Cowell
Stanton L. Gerson, M.D.
Betty Ann Helms
Jim Moss, Esq
John Moss
Peter Osenar
Timothy Resor, E.A.
Stephen Sagar, MD
Michael Weiss, MD, PhD
Robert J Ronis, M.D., M.P.H.
Wulf Utian, MD

Trustees Emeriti

Nathan Berger, MD
Barbara Peterson Ruhlman

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Herb-Drug Interactions in Oncology
Herb-Drug Interactions in Oncology was created to provide science-based information for the medical community and the general public. Each herb or remedy description is accompanied by information as to its origin, most common uses, benefits and problems.

Herb-Drug Interactions in Oncology was created to provide science-based information for the medical community and the general public. Each herb or remedy description is accompanied by information as to its origin, most common uses, benefits and problems. The book provides detailed information on 140 remedies and describes its constituents, mechanisms of action, adverse reactions, pharmacokinetics, and contraindications. Information on each herb or other remedy was developed through careful and critical reviews of research conducted by experts in pharmacy, botanicals, and complementary therapies. Each herb or product is discussed by the following sections: common name, scientific name, key words, clinical summary, herbal constituents, warnings, mechanisms of action, usage, adverse reactions, drug interactions, dosage, literature summary and critique, references, and notes.