Marcello Spinella

Concise Handbook of Psychoactive Herbs (eBook, ePUB)

Medicinal Herbs for Treating Psychological and Neurological Problems

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135422455
• Artikelnr.: 39956803

Autorenporträt

Marcello Spinella

Inhaltsangabe

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