Recommended Web Sites

Herbal Health Products: What You Should Know - The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this advice.

Dietary and Herbal Supplements - The NCAM (National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine) has created many fact sheets on herbs and special dietary supplements.

USP Verified - The US Pharmacopeia certifies some dietary supplements, read more about it with this brochure.

About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products - This site from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides objective information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each item and details about ingredients, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems.

American Botanical Council HerbalGram - The American Botanical Council is the leading nonprofit education and research organization disseminating science-based information promoting the safe and effective use of medicinal plants and phytomedicines.

American Herbalist's Guild - Although designed for herbalist members, this web site contains full-text articles and books about herbs and their uses for anyone to read.

Dietary Supplements - Information from the Food and Drug Administration - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, about their role in the use and approval of dietary supplements which include herbals.

Healthfinder:Alternative Medicine: Herbal Medicine - Links to government agencies and organizations who provide information on herbal medicine.

Herb and Drug Interactions - The Mayo Clinic discusses which herbs conflict with which drugs.

Herbs and Supplements - The National Library of Medicine provides this information.

Herb Research Foundation - Since 1983, HRF has been educating the public, health practitioners, legislators, and the media about the health benefits and safety of herbs, drawing on a specialty botanical library containing more than 300,000 scientific papers on thousands of herbs and multiple online sources of clinical, pharmacological, chemical, and horticultural information.

Herbal Medicine from Holistic-Online - Although this is a commercial site, it includes a large amount of quality information on herbs and herbal products.

Herbal Medicine Enviro News - News clips from the Environmental Health Information Service about various herbal products and research studies.

Herbal Medicine Internet Resources - Great links from the Librarians at the University of Pittsburgh on all herbal issues.

Herbal Medicine from NOAH - These links to useful sites are from the NY Public Library and the NY Academy of Medicine Library.

Herbal Safety - The University of Texas at El Paso has created this resource for all who seek herbal cures.

Herbal Supplements: What To Know Before You Buy - The Mayo Clinic gives a thorough description of who regulates herbal supplements.

HerbMed - Excellent database of scientific information about herbal preparations.

Mayo Clinic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Center - Scroll down for discussions on buying herbal products, harmful herbs, herb and drug interactions and other related information.

Medicinal Herbs and Nutraceuticals - See this huge chapter on other types of medicines in the Merck Manual.

MEDLINEPlus: Herbal Medicine - Links to great resources on herbal medicine from the National Library of Medicine.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The NCCAM is the branch of the National Institutes of Health which explores alternative medicine practices.

Office of Dietary Supplements - The ODS supports research and disseminates research results in the area of dietary supplements. The ODS also provides advice to other Federal agencies regarding research results related to dietary supplements.

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The Rosenthal Center's broad goals are to contribute to the informed research and practice of complementary and alternative medicine and to foster the development of a more comprehensive and inclusive medical system.

UMDNJ Center for the Study of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - The CAM Center at UMDNJ serves as a resource to the University's consumer community regarding complementary, integrative and alternative medicine practices.

University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden - Located on the campus the University of Washington in Seattle, the Medicinal Herb Garden is a resource for herbalists, medics, and botanists of all levels; the site provides pictures in two different resolutions for those curious about their herbs.