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Recommended Links to the World of Herbs
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AMED Allied and Complementary Medicine Database -
http://www.bl.uk/services/information/amed.html
AMED is a unique bibliographic database produced by the Health Care
Information Service of the British Library. It covers a selection of
journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions
allied to medicine.
BioMedNet - http://www.bmn.com/
BioMedNet is owned by Elsevier Science and is part of the Reed Elsevier
group of companies. BioMedNet is the website for biological medical
researchers.
CAB Database of Plant Sciences - http://www.indexfungorum.org/
CAB International's extensive Plant Sciences activities cover all plant
species of economic importance and all aspects of the crop production
process in relation to yield and quality. Specific topics covered include
taxonomy and genetic resources, plant breeding and genetics, agronomy,
horticulture, plant physiology, botany and biochemistry, agricultural
engineering and on-farm processes, and environmental issues.
CAM on PubMed - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html
CAM on PubMed allows you to easily find journal citations related to
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and The National Library
of Medicine (NLM) have partnered to create CAM on PubMed, a special
subset of the NLM's PubMed.
CISCOM-The Centralised Information Service For Complementary Medicine
- http://www.rccm.org.uk/ciscom/CISCOM_intro.asp
The CISCOM database currently has nearly 70,000 citations and abstracts
covering all the major complementary therapies.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) - http://www.crnusa.org/
The Council for Responsible Nutrition is dedicated to helping to reduce
health care costs and enhancing the public's health through good nutrition,
including the appropriate use of dietary supplements. To fulfill this
mission, CRN supports a science-based environment for the responsible
marketing of dietary supplement products and provides its member companies
with legislative guidance, regulatory interpretation, scientific information
on supplement benefits and safety issues, and communications expertise.
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
- http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is
a biomedical database system containing information on research projects
and programs supported by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Most of the research falls within the broad category of extramural projects,
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements conducted primarily by
universities, hospitals, and other research institutions; and funded
by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government agencies.
A relatively small number of research grants are funded by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and
the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). CRISP also contains
information on the intramural programs of the NIH and the FDA.
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
HerbMed® - an interactive, electronic herbal database -
http://www.herbmed.org/
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. HerbMed® is a project
of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc, provided as a freely available,
public resource.
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.
IBIDS The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
- http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html
The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
(IBIDS) is a database of published, international, scientific literature
on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
IBIDS is produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the
National Institutes of Health to assist the public, health care providers,
educators, and researchers in locating credible, scientific information
on dietary supplements. IBIDS was developed and will be maintained through
an interagency partnership with the Food and Nutrition Information Center,
National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
IOPI to databases - http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/iopi/iopihome.html
The International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI) manages
a series of cooperative international projects that aim to create and
link databases of plant taxonomic information
The Lloyd Library - http://www.lloydlibrary.org/collection.htm
The Lloyd Library is a world class research institution that collects,
preserves, and provides access for scholars and educators to published
and archival materials in the areas of botany, pharmacy and complimentary
medicines, and horticulture. Its outreach programs promote and encourage
scholarly investigation and education based on its collection and the
areas of knowledge represented in its collection areas.
MICROMEDEX -
http://www.micromedex.com/index.html
MICROMEDEX is the leading provider of computerized and printed information
for professionals and consumers. Relied upon in more than 90 countries,
our products address toxicology, pharmacology, acute care, patient education,
occupational medicine, alternative medicine, chemical safety, and regulatory
compliance.
NAPRALERT - http://info.cas.org/ONLINE/DBSS/napralertss.html
The NAPRALERT File (NAtural PRoducts ALERT) contains bibliographic
and factual data on natural products, including information on the pharmacology,
biological activity, taxonomic distribution, ethno-medicine and chemistry
of plant, microbial, and animal (including marine) extracts. In addition,
the file contains data on the chemistry and pharmacology of secondary
metabolites that are derived from natural sources and that have known
structure.
National Institutes of Health - National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - http://nccam.nih.gov/
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is dedicated to exploring
complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous
science; training CAM researchers; and disseminating authoritative information.
Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/index.html
The Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) is one of seven units in the Beltsville
Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) of the Agricultural Research
Service (ARS). NDL and its predecessor organizations in USDA have been
compiling and developing food composition databases for over a century.
NDL has an interdisciplinary staff composed of nutritionists, dietitians,
food technologists, and computer specialists.
PhytoNet - http://www.escop.com/phytonet.htm
PhytoNet provides an information resource for those involved in the
development, manufacture, regulation and surveillance of phytomedicines
and herbal drugs.
Phytopharmacognosy - http://www.phytochemistry.freeserve.co.uk/
Phytotherapies.org - http://www.phytotherapies.org/
This site is a resource for herbal practitioners, it includes editorial
content, articles and an extensive searchable and hyperlinked herbal
database on current herbal therapeutics.
Provisional Global Plant Checklist - http://bgbm3.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/IOPI/GPC/
Managed by the International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI),
the Global Plant Checklist (GPC) is a cooperative international project
designed to help humanity manage the earth's biodiversity efficiently
and sustainability
PubMed/MEDLINE - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access
to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science
journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles
and other related resources.
The Research Council for Complementary Medicine - http://www.rccm.org.uk/
Carrying out, promoting and facilitating rigorous research in complementary
medicine to encourage safe and effective practice and improved patient
care.
U.S. National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome-text.html
Health Information: MEDLINE/PubMed,
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U.S. Pharmacopeia - http://www.usp.org/
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