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HerbNET - ...for everything herbal. A comprehensive site for those seeking information on herbs, herb products and remedies, alternative medicines news, and herb publications.
Your Life-Choice - Alternative health-medicine information provider. Free newsletters. Archives. Recipes for nutritional meals. Bookstore.
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Searchable: (Databases available online at these WWW sites)
AGRICOLA
Produced by the National Agricultural Library, USA, the AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database covering a range of materials and printed works as far back as the 15th century.American Indian Ethnobotany Database
Searchable database by Dan Moerman, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Provides information on foods, drugs, dyes, fibers and other uses of plants (a total of over 44,000 items), representing 291 Native American groups of 4,029 species from 243 different plant familiesCarotenoid Database for US Foods
Collaborative effort between the USDA and the Nutrition Coordinating Center at the University of Minnesota. Mainly .pdf files. The complete database can be downloaded.IBIDS
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals, produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of HealthLIGAND Database
Ligand chemical databasePlants for a Future
From Leeds University, UK, the Species Database contains around 7,000 plants, either edible, with medicinal properties, or some other use such as fibers, oils, soaps. Three websites for searching and downloadable version.PubMed
National Library of Medicine's search interface to access the 11 million citations in MEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE, and other related databases. There are increasing numbers of articles on herbs in clinical practice.Tropical Plant Database
Each plant file contains taxonomy data, phytochemical and ethnobotanical data, uses in traditional medicine, and clinical research
Non-Searchable Databases: (Full description & access information only provided at these WWW sites)
Beijing Database of Traditional Chinese Medicine SPAC
China.CABI - CAB ABSTRACTS: CAB INTERNATIONAL
Oxford, UK.Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre (CMMRC)
Hong Kong.INMEDPLAN
Ayurvedic databases, India.TradiMed
Oriental Medicine resources from the Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, Korea.
Online Glossaries:
Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
Searchable glossaryGarden Gate Glossary of Botanical Names
Useful resource on primarily a gardening site.Michael Moore's Medical Herbal Glossary
Full text document defining the terminology of a herbalist.Ohio State University Interactive Plant List
Dictionary of plants - includes medicinal plants.
Plantas Medicinais
Alphabetical listing of medicinal plants and their characteristics.
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The European Phytojournal
Official Newsletter of ESCOP, the European Scientific Cooperative on PhytotherapyBibliography from Bastyr University
A collection of citations from the literature on herbals from the Bastyr library. The categorized
listing is extensive and also cites the journals used for the compilation.Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Interdisciplininary journal from Elsevier devoted to research on biological activities of plant and animal substances used in traditional medical systems.Journal of Natural Products
Joint publication of the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Pharmacognosy, for natural product chemists, biochemists, taxonomists, ecologists, and pharmacologists.Journal of Naturopathic Medicine
Official publication of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.Medical Herbalism
A full text clinical journal for the clinical practitioner, edited by Paul Bergner.Natural Products Reports online
Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.Phytochemistry
Published by Elsevier, covers research on all aspects of plant chemistry, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology and chemical ecology.HerbMed
An interactive, electronic herbal database providing 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.
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Algy's Home Page-Herb Board
One of the earliest herb sites on the Web. Click on The Apothecary for a consumer bulletin board discussion group.Centre for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research
CIEER is an international network of ethnobotanical researchers and provides a public discussion forum and listserv to exchange information on the safe and effective use of medicinal plants.Herbal Hall
Interactive website for professional herbalists.
Phytopharmacognosy
Email based discussion group focusing on plant based natural products, based at Middlesex University, UK. Subscription only and a brief bio is required to join.The Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Discussion List
Three lists are featured at this site: The Medicinal Herblist; The Culinary Herblist; and The HerbInfo-list archives. There is also a newsgroup: Alt.folklore.herbs.
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Alternative Nature Home Page
Miscellany of links and resources for herbalists.American Botanical Council
Nonprofit, educating the public on the use of herbs and phytomedicinals. ABC publish HerbalGram jointly with the Herb Research Foundation, and provide HerbClip, a bi-weekly service summarizing articles drawn from the mainstream media. Extensive Herbal Education Catalogue is accessible on the website.American Herbalists Guild
Promoting excellence in herbalism and providing a network of support and communication for herbalists. AHG produce a series of carefully researched herb monographs.American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
The goal of AHP is to produce authoritative herbal monographs containing accurate, critically reviewed information on botanicals to provide guidance in the appropriate use of herbal therapeutics.Bastyr University - Dept. of Botanical Medicine
Delivers courses on medicinal use of plants, fungi and extracts for naturopathic medical students. Conducts research in botanical medicine. Useful reference resource.Botanical.com
Collection of resources and links on botanicals. Features a hyper-text version of A Modern Herbal, 1931, by Mrs. M.Grieve.CyberBotanica
Online botany education resource from Indiana University's BioTech Project.Environmental Estrogens (Phytoestrogens)
Scientific information on environmental estrogens and other hormones.
Flavornet
Compilations of aroma compounds sorted by their chromatographic and sensory properties -
from Cornell University.Henriette's Herbal Homepage
One of the oldest herb sites contains a collection of medicinal and culinary herb resources.HerbNet
Herb growing and marketing network.Herb Research Foundation
Nonprofit research and educational foundation provides an information resource for the worldwide use of herbs for health, environmental conservation and international development.Howie Brounstein's Home Page
Extensive collection of sites and resources.Laboratory of Drug Discovery Research and Development
Research information from the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute.
Medherb.com
Categorized links to information on medicinal herbs and herbalism in the clinical setting from the online journal, Medical Herbalism.MedWebPlus - Herbs
A categorized collection of herbal sites compiled by y-DNA, Inc.Michael Moore's Home Page
Mounted by the Director of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, features a collection of publications and images.Michael Tierra's Planetary Herbology
Idiosyncratic, lively site to explore. Includes the East West Herb Course.Phytotherapies.org
A reference resource for herbal practitioners.The Natural Pharmacist
This commercial site has an extensive collection of herbal monographs. Free registration required to access the monographs and other professional resources.
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Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, and Marketing
Resource compiled by Steve Shook from the University of Idaho.
Ecocrop
Information resource for plants, environments, uses, and environmental requirements.
Herb Society of America
Membership organization, founded in 1933. Concerned with the cultivation of herbs and the study and history of their uses, past and present. The Society is committed global environmental protection and encourages the practice of environmentally sound horticulture.
Horizon Herbs
Source of roots and seeds for medicinal plants
Laboratory of Ethnobotany
The Ethnobotany Laboratory houses extensive collections of domesticated plants from around the world as well as specimens recovered from archaeological sites.
National Center for the Preservation of Medicinal Herbs
Research on conservation of at-risk botanicals
National Plant Germplasm System
NPGS is a cooperative effort by public (State and Federal) and private organizations to preserve the genetic diversity of plants.
Non-Timber Forest Products
Marketing and utilization of specialized non-timber forest products.
Non-Timber Forest Products - US
Conservation and development information on commercial, recreational, and subsistence extraction of non-timber forest products in the US.
People and Plants Online
International initiative in applied ethnobotany, focusing on the interface between people and the world of plants. It promotes sustainable use of plant resources, and the reconciliation of conservation and development.
PLANTLAX
PLANTLAX is a pioneering organization in Mexico with an emphasis on organic herb products under a sustainable management.
PLANTS
National resource from the USDA generates categorized data reports on natural resources and conservation issues.
United Plant Savers
The mission is to protect native medicinal plants of the US and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants.
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Botany
Texts and images from the Vatican Library herbal collection.CalPhotos
Searchable database of over 21,000 images from University of California, Berkeley.
Kohler's Medicinal Plants
Illustrations from a classic text, Medizinal Pflanzen, from Leipzig, Germany.
Herb and Plant Pictures
Thumbnails to large pictures from Henrietta's Home PageSouthwest School of Botanical Medicine
Scroll down to Medicinal Plant Images.Wild Herb Medicinal Flowers
Herb pictures, medicinal plans, wild flower photos and descriptions of uses in alternative medicine.
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Alternative Medicine Foundation - Herbal Information Resources
The Herb Resource Guide from the Alternative Medicine Foundation provides extensive information on herb courses, training and accreditation. Scroll down to Education and Training in Herbal Medicine.American Herbalists Guild
Click on Herbal Education Programs for a description of the Directory, listing of residency and apprenticeship programs and correspondence courses for herbalists.Bastyr University - Dept. of Botanical Medicine
Courses on medicinal use of plants, fungi and extracts for naturopathic medical students. Conducts research in botanical medicine.
CyberBotanica
Online botany education resource from Indiana University's BioTech Project.
Herbal Hall
Click on Reference, then on A List of Schools and Apprenticeships.Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies
Vitalistic approach to earth-centered herbal education and conservation.Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute
Courses and resources on Chinese (TCM) herbology. There are samples of course materials and a 220-herb database of the Chinese materia medica. You need to register for access.Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Bisbee, Arizona
Commonly known as Michael Moore's Home Page, website features an excellent collection of medicinal plant images, as well classic texts, distribution maps and other herbal information.Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center
The mission of the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Costa Rica, is the generation and dissemination of sustainable management practices for tropical ecosystems.
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Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System
Information resource from Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
ESCOP
European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy contains the herbal adverse drug reactions database, PhytoNet.FDA: Poisonous Plant Database (PLANTOX)
Little known resource compiled by D. Jesse Wagstaff, DVM, with plant names and citations accessible from an alphabetical listing.Herbs and Pregnancy
Herbalists' guides on herbs helpful and contraindicated in pregnancy from GardenGuides.com.Index of Poisons
Folk resource from Mrs. M. Grieve: A Modern Herbal.Phytonet
Information resource from the Center for Complementary and Health Studies, University of Exeter. You need an identifier to use the Herbal Adverse Drug Reactions site.Quackwatch - The Herbal Minefield
It is always useful to know what the Quackbusters are saying about the use of medicinal herbs.ToxAgents
Information resource from Cornell University.
Toxic Plant Database
Compilation from the veterinary Medicine Library, UIUC
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Herb World News Online
Codex
Alimentarius
Information on Codex Alimentarius from the USDA.
Controversial
Herbs and Natural Products
Article by President, Rob McCaleb, from the Herb Research Foundation Home Page.
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