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Resources

Publications

1. Whole Medical Systems: An Overview - This publication gives an overview of different whole medical systems that use traditional medicines. Health professionals who are unfamiliar with traditional medicines used in different countries can use this publication as a resource.

2. Herb-Drug Interactions (Copyright © University of Washington) - Some patients use herbal supplements to treat health conditions, unaware that these treatments can be dangerous when combined with prescription medications. Herbal supplements can also be dangerous by themselves, either because of their natural ingredients or because they are contaminated. This publication discusses how health professionals might talk to patients about using herbs and their interaction with some Western medicines. (PDF file, 265 Kb)

3. Native American Ethnobotany Database (Copyright © University of Michigan) - The University of Michigan developed this site, which provides a database of foods, drugs, dyes, and fabrics derived from plants.

Organizations

1. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH

2. Ethnomed (Copyright © University of Washington)

3. Alternative Medicine Foundation

4. Science Tracer Bullets Online: Medicinal Plants

5. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

6. Institute for EthnoMedicine

7. American Anthropological Association

8. American Botanical Council

9. Ethnobotany Research and Applications

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Content last updated December 1, 2008.