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JEFFSelects: Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Major Subject Gateways | General
Information & "Ask a Doctor" Sites | News,
Journals & Communications | Databases
| Standards, Quality & Consumer Protection
| Research Centers | Organizations,
Associations & Professional Societies
Herbs & Drugs
- American Botanical
Council
Information about phytochemicals or medicinal plants, compiled from
reputable scientific sources, including the German E Commission monographs.
- EthnobotDB
Worldwide ethnobotany database.
- Introduction to Herbal Medicine (MEDLINEPlus)
Overview and links to articles, organizations, images, and more.
- Herbal
and Supplement Monographs from Medline Plus
Over 100 herbal and supplement monographs in English and Spanish,
supplied to Medline Plus by Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database and a variety of government
agencies. The source of the data is indicated. Each monograph includes a list of uses of the supplement
based on scientific evidence. In addition, each monograph provides information on dosing,
safety, interactions, and selected references. Many monographs also
contain illustrations.
- 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."
- Herb Research Foundation
The Foundation serves as a publishing house for herbal information,
and solicits individual memberships as well as selling publications.
Full text of recent scientific news related to herbs is free, along
with selected longer works called "green papers."
- MedHerb
A consumer-oriented site devoted to the medicinal use of herbs. Solicits
reports about adverse effects from herb users. Features links to Culpeper's
Herbal and King's American Dispensatory, both freely available as
full text. Includes an extensive set of links to herb-related Internet
sites.
- Medicinal Herb Garden (University of Washington)
Images of herbs cultivated in the UW Medicinal Herb Garden, listed by both botanical and common names, with links to MEDLINE and other sources of reference.
- Medicine
of North American Plants
The Littleflower guide organizes information into several useful categories,
but is also searchable by keyword.
- A
Modern Herbal, by Mrs. M. Grieve (Botanical.com)
Originally published in 1931, the online version of Mrs. Grieve's
A Modern Herbal is searchable, and includes both a recipes and poisons
index. CAUTION: medicinal information is outdated (1931) and
cultivation information is geared to an English climate. The work
is provided for historical interest.
- 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. See also Demeter's Genomes (above).
- 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.
- PhytoNET
(Univ. of Exeter)
The Centre for Complementary Health Studies, University of Exeter,
provides PhytoNET as "an information resource for those involved in
the development, manufacture, regulation and surveillance of phytomedicines
and herbal drugs." PhytoNET includes a registry for reporting adverse
reactions to herbal drugs, options to sign up for free email newsletters,
and information about its research programs.
- Poisonous
Plants Home Page (Cornell Univ.)
A source of images and information about toxic plants and other natural
flora. Some text is under construction, but images are in place with
links to the Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System.
- RxList
RxList is a free, full text drug index which includes a significant
section on herbs and traditional Chinese medications.
- Society
for Medicinal Plant Research
This professional society organizes scientific meetings, sponsors
research, and publishes the journal "Planta Medica."
- U.S. Pharmacopeia
The USP promotes public health by establishing and disseminating officially
recognized standards and information for the use of medicines and
healthcare products. Information is available for both consumers and
practitioners.
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