Botanical Medicine Databases
Key databases
AMED – The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database
CINAHL with Full Text – Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Selected ejournal titles
- Journal of Herbal Medicine – Available from 2011
- Frontiers in Pharmacology – Available from 2009
- Herbalgram – Available from 1990
- The herb, spice, and medicinal plant digest – Available from 1990 – 1997
- 中草药(英文版) = Chinese Herbal Medicines – Available from 2012
Browse print books
Find shelves on 3rd floor with call number ranges below.
Books within these call number ranges are organized by subject, so you can find other related books.
Keyword | Call # range |
Botanic Medicine | RV 1-431 |
Selected ebook titles
- Payne-Jackson, A., “Jamaican Folk Medicine: A Source of Healing”, 2004.
- Bowling, A., “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis”, 2007
- Mack, A. & Joy, J., “Marijuana As Medicine: The Science Beyond the Controversy”, 2000.
- Fisher, C., “Materia Medica of Western Herbs”, 2018
- Yang, J.; Huang, H.; & Zhu, L., “Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica : Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica”, 2013
- Ody, P., “Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy”, 1999.
- Yance, D. & Valentine, A., “Herbal Medicine, Healing & Cancer”, 1999.
- Cupp, M., “Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products”, 2000.
- Eskinazi, D., “Botanical Medicine : Efficacy, Quality Assurance, and Regulation”, 1999
Selected Botanical Medicine Websites
A Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve – Hypertext version hosted by Botanical.com.
American Herbal Products Association – National trade association, focusing on herbs, botanicals and herbal products.
Henriette’s Herbal Homepage – Many articles, images, and hypertexts compiled by Finnish Herbalist Henrietta Kress.
Herb World News Online – World’s oldest source of science-based information on the health benefits and safety of medicinal plants.
Native American Ethnobotony – A Database of plant-derived Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples. Hosted by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
American Botanical Council – Operating since 1988, the American Botanical Council provides education and promotion of the responsible use of herbal medicine using information derived from traditional resources as well as scientific studies.
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