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Veterinary Herbal Medicine: A Systems-Based Approach
Susan G. Wynn and Barbara J. Fougère
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151902/
This chapter reviews traditional and scientific approaches to the use of herbal medicine in treating an array of conditions by system.
Clinically, it is common to find more than one system affected, so it is important to consider the whole patient and not just the diagnosis or system. In this section formulas are offered as starting points; however, it is intended that they should be modified to match the needs of the individual patient wherever possible (see Chapter 19).
Frequently treatment with orthodox medicine has already been implemented. In the authors' experience herbal medicines can frequently be used alongside the conventional approach but can also be used instead in many instances, particularly for complicated or chronic conditions. Care should always be taken to consider possible drug-herb interactions and herb-herb interactions, dosing, and the vitality of the patient. Inexperienced veterinary herbalists are advised to cross reference with the monographs and chapters pertaining to prescribing and pharmacology. In many cases below, studies are described that involve experimental animal models and herb extracts (as opposed to whole herbs). It is important to maintain proper perspective on if and how these studies relate to clinical patients, whether they are safe in the species of interest, and how dosing of an herb might differ from doses described in the studies.
National Center For Biotechnology Information
Veterinary Herbal Medicine: A Systems-Based Approach
Susan G. Wynn and Barbara J. Fougère
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151902/
This chapter reviews traditional and scientific approaches to the use of herbal medicine in treating an array of conditions by system.
Clinically, it is common to find more than one system affected, so it is important to consider the whole patient and not just the diagnosis or system. In this section formulas are offered as starting points; however, it is intended that they should be modified to match the needs of the individual patient wherever possible (see Chapter 19).
Frequently treatment with orthodox medicine has already been implemented. In the authors' experience herbal medicines can frequently be used alongside the conventional approach but can also be used instead in many instances, particularly for complicated or chronic conditions. Care should always be taken to consider possible drug-herb interactions and herb-herb interactions, dosing, and the vitality of the patient. Inexperienced veterinary herbalists are advised to cross reference with the monographs and chapters pertaining to prescribing and pharmacology. In many cases below, studies are described that involve experimental animal models and herb extracts (as opposed to whole herbs). It is important to maintain proper perspective on if and how these studies relate to clinical patients, whether they are safe in the species of interest, and how dosing of an herb might differ from doses described in the studies.