Resources
National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Division of National Institutes of Health Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 8218
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8218
Phone: 888-644-6226
FAX: 301-495-4957
http://nccam.nih.gov
Food and Drug Administration
5800 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 202-205-5124
Medwatch: 800-332-1088 to report adverse drug events
www.fda.gov
www.cfsan.fda.gov
Websites
American Botanical Council (publishes Herbalgram)
www.herbalgram.org
American Holistic Medical Association
www.holisticmedicine.org
phone: 703-556-9728
Consumer Labs - Independent testing on herbs/supplements
www.consumerlab.com
Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
HerbMed
www.herbmed.org
Herb Research Foundation
www.herbs.org
Lexi-Comp, Incorporated
Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry (text)
Lexi-Interact (electronic)
Dental Lexi-Drugs (electronic)
www.lexi.com
Medline
www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_medline.html
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbalmedicine.html
Mosby
Mosby’s 2007 Dental Drug Consult (text)
www.elsevierhealth.com
Pubmed
www.pubmed.gov
Pubmed - screened for alternative medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html
RxList Alternatives
www.rxlist.com
WebMD
www.webmd.com
BROCHURES
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Phone: 847-825-5586
"What You Show Know About Herbal Use and Anesthesia"
"What You Should Know About Your Patient's Use of Herbal Medicine"
www.asahq.org
JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS
Herbalgram - The Journal of the American Botanical
Council and the Herb Research Foundation - published quarterly ($50/year
= four issues)
Phone: 800-373-7105
www.herbalgram.org
Self Healing - Andrew Weil, MD newsletter –
Phone: 1-800-523-3296
www.drweilselfhealing.com
BOOKS
- LaValle J Krinsky D, Hawkins E, Pelton, R, Willis, N. Natural Therapeutics Pocket Guide. 2nd ed. Hudson: Lexi-Comp, Inc., 2003.
- Skidmore-Roth L. Mosby’s Handbook of Herbs and Natural Supplements. 3rd ed. Littleton: Mosby, 2006.
- Wynn RL, Meiller T, Crossley HL. Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry, 11th ed. Hudson: Lexi-Comp Inc., 2006.
- Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 3rd ed. Sandy: Eclectic Medical Publications, 2002.
- Hobbs C. Herbal Remedies for Dummies. Foster City: IDG Books Worldwide,1998.
JOURNAL FULL ISSUES AND ARTICLES
- The Journal of the American Medical Association - Volume 280, No. 18 - November 11, 1998. Entire issue devoted to comprehensive alternative medicine research and editorials.
- Ang-Lee M Moss J Yuan CS Herbal Medicines and Perioperative Care JAMA July 2001 286;2:208-16.
