JEFFSelects: Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Major Subject Gateways | General
Information & "Ask a Doctor" Sites | Herbs
& Drugs | News, Journals & Communications
| Standards, Quality & Consumer Protection
| Organizations, Associations & Professional
Societies | Research Centers
Databases
- Natural Standard
Evidence-based information about alternative and complementary therapies includes foods, herbs & supplements, fitness, traditional therapies, diets, and more. Medical conditions are listed, with analysis of alternative approaches. Includes a nutrition database for raw and packaged foods, interaction checker and symptom checker for differential diagnosis.
- Agricola (National Agricultural Library)
The National Agricultural Library's online catalog includes both book and article citations on medicinal plants.
- CAM Citation Index (NCCAM)
Over 180,000 bibliographic citations derived from MEDLINE are included
in this database developed by the National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine. Time period covered is 1963 to present.
- CHID
The Combined Health Information Database is a cooperative product
of several health-related federal agencies. Complementary and alternative
medicine is one of CHID's 16 major topical foci. CHID has provided
access to consumer-level health education materials since 1985.
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing & Allied Health Literature) (via Ovid)
The major bibliographic index in the fields of nursing and allied health includes CAM topics.
- HerbMed (Alternative
Medicine Foundation)
A free, searchable database of "scientific data underlying the use
of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource
for professionals, researchers, and general public. HerbMed is a project
of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc."
- IBIDS (NIH ODS)
Produced by the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, the International
Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database
covers the published scientific literature on vitamins, minerals and
botanicals. It is international in scope and contains over 400,000
citations from over 1500 journals, searchable by author and keyword.
- Native American
Ethnobotany Database (Univ. of Michigan)
Over 44,000 items on the foods, drugs, dyes and fibers used by Native
North Americans, in easily searchable format. Results are citations
only - no full text.
- NIH RePORTER (NIH)
NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool - Expenditures & Results is a database of research projects funded by the National Institutes
of Health and other health-related federal agencies. Complementary
and alternative medicine programs are included.
- PsycINFO (via Ovid)
The major bibliographic index in the fields of psychology and psychiatry includes information about "mind-body connection" and other CAM topics.
- RxList
RxList is a free, full text drug index which includes a significant
section on herbs and traditional Chinese medications.
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- Allied and Complementary Medicine
Journals, newspapers and books from English-language and European
sources are included in this file, which covers materials from 1985
to present. The focus is on information for clinicians and practitioners.
Contact Information Services at 215-503-8150 for further information
or request a search online.
- MANTIS (Manual, Alternative and Natural Therapy)
MANTIS is a bibliographic database of the international journal literature
in health promotion, prevention, and conservative and alternative
therapies from 1880 - present. Contact Information Services at 215-503-8150
for further information, or order a search online.
