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Recommended Links to the World of Herbs
Herb Sites
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Algy's Home Page - www.algy.com/herb
Very comprehensive collection of herb information. Voted as being one
of the top 5% of websites.
American Botanical Council - www.herbalgram.org
Book reviews, bookstore on site, publisher of HerbalGram, a
quarterly herb journal coproduced with Herb Research Foundation.
American Herbalists Guild - http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/
The official website of the Guild, which represents traditional herbalists
in the US.
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia - www.herbal-ahp.org
The AHP is a nonprofit education organization dedicated to producing
comprehensive, peer-reviewed monographs on botanical medicines. Each
monograph provides complete quality control and therapeutic information,
including a thorough review of the available clinical and pharmacological
literature; macroscopic, microscopic, and chemical identification; substantiated
analytical methods; dosages; complete safety profile; substantiated
structure/function claims; historical use; and botany.
American Herb Association - http://www.ahaherb.com/
Public education about herbs and herbal products. Includes nationwide
network of current data and resources for members. Laboratory projects,
herb garden, library, quarterly newsletter.
Botanical.com - http://www.botanical.com/
Home Page of A Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve, originally published
1931.
Christopher Hobbs' Virtual Herbal - http://www.christopherhobbs.com/
This virtual Herbal is devoted to honoring the plants, the spirit and
traditions of herbal medicine, and to the celebration of health-your
health, and the health of all life on Earth
Dr. Andrew Weil - http://www.drweil.com/
"Ask Dr. Weil" website includes a daily Q & A, a searchable
database of health information, and a practitioner referral directory.
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Glossary of Latin Roots of Botanical Names - http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/botrts.htm
Health World Online - Herbal Materia Medica - http://www.healthy.net/clinic/therapy/herbal/herbic/herbs/index.asp
By David Hoffmann, M.H.I.M.H.
Henriette's Herbal Homepage - sunsite.unc.edu/herbmed
This site is from the webmaster of the sunsite herbal collection at
the U. of North Carolina. Includes a very rich collection of
links to other sites.
The Herbal Bookworm - http://www.pacinfo.com/~herbmed/bookworm.html
This site offers information, perspectives and resources on phytotherapy
(herbal medicine as distinct from herbal medicines). It includes definitions
of herbal medicine, book reviews of leading texts on the subject, and
resources on specific issues such as herb-drug and herb-nutrient interactions.
Herbal Hall - http://www.herb.com/herbal.htm
Home of the Professional Herbalists Discussion List
Herb Growing and Marketing Network - www.herbworld.com
The Herb Growing & Marketing Network is a trade association for
the herb industry with around 2000 members in business since 1990. They
are an information service with a library of over 3000 books, over 200
periodicals, and they monitor 10 internet mailing lists and search the
Web looking for resources and research on the herb industry that they
pass on to their members. They also publish the Herbal Green Pages,
an industry wide annual resource guide, a quarterly trade journal, The
Bu$iness of Herbs, proceedings from their national conferences and other
booklets of interest.
HerbMed® - http://www.herbmed.org/
HerbMed® is an interactive, electronic herbal database that provides
hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs
for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals,
researchers, and general public.
Herb Research Foundation - http://www.herbs.org/
The Herb Research Foundation is the world's first and foremost source
of accurate, science-based information on the health benefits and safety
of medicinal plants. Founded in 1983 with a mission of herb research
and public education, HRF remains committed to supporting the public's
right to truthful information about the health benefits of herbs. What
sets our work apart is our vast storehouse of information resources,
including a specialty research library containing more than 300,000
scientific articles on thousands of herbs.
Herbs to Avoid during Pregnancy - HRF's
Information Packet (40+ pages of info)
Safety Chart: http://www.buildingbetterhealth.com/topic/9177
Herb Society of America - www.herbsociety.org
An organization for those interested in the diverse uses of herbs (not
necessarily medical), including botanical and horticultural research
as well as culinary and economic uses. Herb Society of America holds
an annual convention and publishes a bimonthly newsletter and membership
directory.
Medicinal and Poisonous Plant Databases - http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/ibc99/poison/
Medicinal herb FAQ - http://ibiblio.org/herbmed/faqs/medi-cont.html
All you ever wanted to know - and ask on a newsgroup - more often than
once a month - about medicinal herbs. A FAQ for alt.folklore.herbs and
the medicinal herblist.
Medicinal Herbs Online - http://www.egregore.com/index.htm
The Medicinal Herbs Online site was created to help educate visitors
about the often forgotten wisdom of the old ways of treating illnesses.
Many of today's drugs and medicines were originally derived from natural
ingredients, combinations of plants and other items found in nature.
Medical Herbalism (MedHerb.com) - http://www.medherb.com/
Links to medical information and to any resource relevant to medicinal
herbs or herbalism practiced a clinical setting, regardless of the medical
tradition or system.
The Natural Pharmacist - http://www.tnp.com/tnp-consumer.asp
In this Herbs and Supplements area, you will find the latest scientific
information on natural remedies and their uses. This A-Z guide covers
hundreds of herbs, vitamins, and supplements. See also The Natural Health
Encyclopedia to look up conditions and drug interactions.
Old World Apothecary - http://www.oldworldapothecary.com
Herb information, herb lore, herb resources, and herbal products.
Phytonet - http://www.escop.com/
The home of the European Scientific Cooperative On Phytomedicine (ESCOP)
provides a form (in 5 languages) for reporting adverse reactions to
herbal products.
Phytopharmacognosy - http://www.phytochemistry.freeserve.co.uk/
Professional herb information including the mailing list by the same
name, which carries on a rather overwhelming discussion (sometimes dozens
of messages per day) of various botanical topics.
Plants For A Future - Database Search - http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/D_search.html
Plants For A Future is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants,
particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses.
Psychedelic Space -
http://www.levity.com/eschaton/hallucination.html
Psychedelic Plant information.
Raintree's Tropical Plant Database - http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm
Raintree's website is dedicated to providing information and education
on the important plants of the Amazon Rainforest. The Plant Database
section is continuously under construction as they continue to add more
rainforest plants which are under research.
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (Michael Moore's Homepage)
- http://wolf.mind.net/SWSBM/HOMEPAGE/HomePage.html
An extensive resource site with downloadable educational materials
including Eclectic works, a huge collection of plant photos and drawings,
plant constituents, research abstracts on various plants and course
information on Michael Moore's classes.
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