Piper longum(Indian long pepper), 217
Piper methysticum(kava; yaqona; ava),
279, 281–2, 284
safety, 11–12, 281–2
Piper nigrum(black pepper), 217
Piper rotundum(black pepper), 204
pittadosha, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204,
205, 206, 217
Pittosporum resiniferum(petroleum nut
tree), 16
placebo response, 56–7, 60, 131, 302
acupuncture clinical trial design, 138
pneumonia, 131
Polygalae radix, 248, 249
Polyporus, 251
Poria, 240, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253,
254
Portulaca oleracea, 179
postmenopausal bone loss, 181
postpartum disorders, 214
Potentilla rupestris(rock cinquefoil), 18
practitioner training, 11, 13
prakriticharacteristics, 200, 201, 203, 215
prayer, 29, 310
pregnancy, 214
acupuncture, 146
Chinese herbal medicine safety, 165
Processi aconiti radix, 254
prostratin, 284
Prunus amygdalus, 179
Prunus persica, 179
Pseudowintera colorata(pepper tree;
horopito), 289
psychiatric disorders, 104
psychosomatic disease, 249–50
Psychotria insularum(matalafi), 284
Pterocarpus marsupium, 213
pulse diagnosis
Chinese traditional medicine, 130
kampo medicine, 232
Pycnoporus sanguineus(Oreja de palo),
77–8
qi, 125, 128, 129
acupressure, 150
acupuncture, 137, 142
Chinese herbal medicine, 153
deficiency, 125
rebellious, 126
sinking, 125
stagnation, 126
qigong, 179–80
quack doctors (charlatans), 34, 309
quality assurance
African traditional medicines, 109–10
Chinese herbal preparations, 171, 177
European Directive on Traditional
Herbal Medicinal Products, 159
Indian herbal medicines, 214
kampo medicines, 235
WHO initiatives, 95
quinine (china), 16, 261rabies, 27
Radix glycyrrhizae uralensis(zhi gan cao),
157
Radix panax ginseng(ren shen), 157
Radix puerariae, 252
rajas, 200
rasa shastra, 211
rasayanatherapy, 209
Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, 160,
162, 163
Yellow Card scheme, 171, 172–4
regulation
African traditional medicines, 96, 97–8
ayurveda herbal remedies, 206, 214
Chinese herbal medicine, 157–60
China, 157–8
Europe, 158–60
European health administration, 10
herbal remedies in UK, 158, 159–60
Traditional Herbal Medicinal
Registration Scheme, 159
WHO initiatives, 95
Rehmanniae radix, 248, 250, 252, 254
renal disease, 251
reproductive disorders, 82, 228
research
African traditional medicine, 96, 102,
103
ayurveda medicine, 213, 214, 215328 | Index