Herbal Medicines

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

    Also available in Spanish

  • 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)
• Related Issues
  • 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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• Pictures & Photographs
  • Medicinal Herb Garden(National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region)

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• Clinical Trials
  • 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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• Research
  • 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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• Journal Articles

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

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• Women
  • 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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