Finding information on herbal therapy: a guide to useful sources for clinicians
Kiefer, D.; Shah, S.; Gardiner, P.; Wechkin, H.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 7(6): 74-78
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1078-6791 PMID: 11712474 Document Number: 530087
Many resources are available to patients and health care practitioners interested in learning about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies such as herbal medicine. This article provides a comprehensive review of herbal medicine sources that are general in scope, clinically oriented, evidence based, and focused on Western phytomedicinals. Tables list 15 books and 8 Internet sites that fulfill these criteria. Information is also provided on 4 monographs, literature databases, and many related sources that may be of interest to clinicians incorporating herbal medicines into their practice or counselling patients on the topic.