Herbal Medicines

• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
• Herbal Products and Supplements: What You Should Know(American Academy of Family Physicians)
• MedlinePlus: Herbs and Supplements(Natural Standard)
  

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• Spoonful of Cinnamon Helps Blood Sugar Stay Down(06/20/2007, Reuters Health)
• Soy Compound Helps Builds Bone(06/18/2007, HealthDay)

• Aloe Vera(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Asian Ginseng(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Astragalus(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Bilberry(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Black Cohosh(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Cat’s Claw(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Chasteberry(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Cranberry(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Dandelion(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Echinacea(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Echinacea: What Should I Know about It?(American Academy of Family Physicians)
  

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• Ephedra(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• European Mistletoe(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Evening Primrose Oil(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Fenugreek(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Feverfew(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Garlic(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Ginger(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Gingko(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Goldenseal(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Grape Seed Extract(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Green Tea(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Hawthorn(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Horse Chestnut(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Kava(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Lavender(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Licorice Root(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Milk Thistle(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Peppermint Oil(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Red Clover(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Saw Palmetto(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• St. John’s Wort(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• St. John’s Wort (Hypericum Perforatum) and the Treatment of Depression(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Turmeric(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Valerian(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Yohimbe(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Purchase Green Hornet, Promoted as Herbal Version of “Ecstasy”(Food and Drug Administration)
• Herbal Supplements: How They Can Interfere with Surgery(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Questions and Answers about Valerian for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders(National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
• Warnings and Safety Information(Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• What You Should Know about Herbal and Dietary Supplement Use and Anesthesia(American Society of Anesthesiologists) - Links to PDF

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• Medicinal Herb Garden(National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region)

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• ClinicalTrials.gov: Herbal Medicine(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Medicine, Herbal(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Phytotherapy(National Institutes of Health)

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• Echinacea for the Prevention and Treatment of Colds in Adults(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Effect of Raw Garlic vs. Commercial Garlic Supplements on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Adults with Moderate Hypercholesterolemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial(American Heart Association)
• Long-Term Intake of North American Ginseng Has No Effect on 24-Hour Blood Pressure and Renal Function(American Heart Association)

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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Is it true that cinnamon can lower blood sugar in…
• Article: Do herbal agents have a place in the treatment of…
• Article: Dietary and holistic treatment of recurrent calcium oxalate kidney stones:…
• Herbal Medicine — see more articles
• Herb-drug interactions — see more articles

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• Alternative Medicine Foundation
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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• Do CAM Therapies Help Menopausal Symptoms?(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Natural Herbs & Vitamins during Pregnancy(American Pregnancy Association)
• Phytoestrogens and Bone Health(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Questions and Answers about Black Cohosh and the Symptoms of Menopause(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

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