CAM Health Topics and Definitions

Herbs and Supplements

20 Important Herbs and Supplements for Physicians to Know About

Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington
http://www.fammed.washington.edu/predoctoral/cam/herbsupp.html

Definitions

Dictionary of CAM Terms

Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington
http://www.fammed.washington.edu/predoctoral/cam/terms.html

Other CAM Sites of Interest

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

Very comprehensive, extremely detailed monographs covering just about every herb and supplement.
http://www.naturaldatabase.com/

Cochrane Library

Rigorous reviews of many CAM therapies, using impeccable, standardized methodology.
http://www.cochranelibrary.com/

UpToDate

Short reviews of a few of the most common CAM therapies.
http://www.uptodate.com/

Herbmed.org

A clearinghouse of links. Most are from MEDLINE, plus harder to find information regarding cultivation, folk uses, pictures, etc.
http://www.herbmed.org/

Consumer Labs

A company that tests the quality of specific commercial products and presents the results in an easy to use format.
http://www.consumerlab.com/

Micromedex

A wide range of clinical databases, including unbiased, referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine.
http://www.thomsonhc.com/home/dispatch

Longwood Herbal Taskforce

Information for clinicians about herbs and dietary supplements.
http://www.mcp.edu/herbal/

American Medical Student Association

Information on CAM programs in the United States.
http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/

CCAP Complementary Medicine Resource Guide

Extensive list of links to information on CAM methods and information.
http://www.mcp.edu/rc/altmed/websites.shtml