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Chemistry/Biology 491 "Molecules
and Medicine"
Herbal-Type Resources:
Note; Be
careful! Not all of the information
in
these sites is scientifically based. Very good for some background
work,
folk and herbal lore, history and reputed uses. I will indicate
the most objective resources.
- About
Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products-
a generally authoritative review of the evidence of many popular
herbs from memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
- Herbalgram
from the American Botanical Council is generally reliable. Only some
content is accessible without subscription.
- Southwest
School of Botanical Medicine Homepage. Stunning
photos of herbs are available here! Good links and some great
historical
documents (see Horsetail
and a 1888
Herbal formulary for examples) are available here. Not rigorously
scientific.
- Medicinal
Herb FAQ.
Generally good and interesting information from the herbalist
perspective. Generally
good and authoritative info from this perspective. Part of Henriette's
Herbal web site, another good source of historical information.
- Ethnobotanical
Leaflets-
a good historical and anthropological source of info. Real "Medicine
Man" type stuff!!
- The US Pharmacopea:
A
reference guide to see whether a given botanical substance is currently
recognized as effective in well-designed human trials. Unfortunately
most info is by subscription; try the search engine however.
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