Herbal Medicine

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Herbal Medicine National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=herbal+medicine&recruiting=tr...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Medicine, Herbal National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=herbal+medicine&recruiting=true

Law and Policy

1.	Statement from FDA Deputy Commissioner Crawford Re Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00828.html

National Institutes of Health

1.	Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Informat National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/botanicalbackground.html




2.	Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/supplement-safety/




3.	What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CA National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/

Organizations

1.	Alternative Medicine Foundation http://www.amfoundation.org/




2.	National Center for Complementary and Alternative http://nccam.nih.gov/




3.	National Toxicology Program http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/




4.	Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp

Overviews

1.	HerbMed Alternative Medicine Foundation http://www.herbmed.org/




2.	Herbal Health Products: What You Should Know American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/364.xml




3.	About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

Pictures/Diagrams

1.	Medicinal Herb Garden - Images National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region http://nnlm.gov/pnr/uwmhg/

Related Issues

1.	What You Should Know about Herbal and Dietary Supp American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/herbPatient.pdf




2.	Warnings and Safety Information Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-warn.html




3.	St. John's Wort and the Treatment of Depressi National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/index.htm




4.	Questions and Answers about Valerian for Insomnia National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/valerian.asp




5.	Listing of Botanical Ingredients of Concern Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-bot2.html




6.	Herbal Diet Products Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00041




7.	Herb and Drug Interactions: 'Natural' Pr Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00039




8.	FDA Warns Consumers Not to Purchase Green Hornet, Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2004/NEW01026.html




9.	Echinacea: What Should I Know about It? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/744.xml




10.	Herbal Supplements: How They're Labeled and R Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=NU00205




11.	Herbal Supplements: What to Know Before You Buy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00044




12.	Index of Herbal Medicines and Supplements Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402.html




13.	Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May Be Associa Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/addskava.html




14.	Herbal Supplements and Surgery: What You Need to K Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00040

Research

1.	Some Herbal Medicine Products Contain Potentially American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZWER9QK2E&sub_...




2.	Herbal Medicines National Toxicology Program http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/liason/factsheets/HerbMedFacts.pdf




3.	Ginseng Reduces the Effect of Warfarin in a Study American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/1/I-58




4.	Echinacea Not Effective in Treating Children' National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/echinacea/index.htm

Women

1.	Phytoestrogens and Bone Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r618i&doctitle=Phytoestrogens+and+Bone...