Natural Medicine/Herbal Resources (HLS Summary)

The following is a summary of responses from the Hospital Library Section of MLA listserv, posted by Margaret Cobb on 7/23/10:

Recently I posted to this list enquiring about natural medicine/herbal resources. Thanks to all who replied. Responses are summarized below; the number in parentheses beside the resource is the number of times it was recommended. URLs and comments are provided if supplied by the responder.

Online Resources:

Natural Standard (10)

http://www.naturalstandard.com

Comments: “Love the evidence based grading”; “LOVE it”; “more comprehensive and evidence-based than others and isn’t terribly expensive”; “more robust but costs more”; “more comprehensive and evidence-based than others and isn’t terribly expensive”.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (4)

Comments: “Cost effective”‘; “my pharmacists like it, print or online is pretty cheap, we have a site license but also buy the print”; “really popular with our staff”.

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Web Site “About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products” (3)

http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

Comments: “Points you to other resources”

Review of Natural Products — Facts & Comparisons/Wolters Kluwer (2)

MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements (2)

Comments: “Gets info from the best — Natural Standard; and updates ANNUALLY. Makes it a no brainer.”

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine – National Institutes of Health (1)

http://nccam.nih.gov/

University of Pittsburgh – databases for alternative health (1)

http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/database.html

University of Pittsburgh links to herbal resources online (1)

http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/herb.html