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This page contains links to herbolarias and alternative medicine resources available on the internet. Included are databases and books about the subject that have been formatted for on-line viewing.

General Guides - Events & Conferences - On-line Books - Databases 

General Information

The History of Herbalism An Overview and Literature Resource List By Christopher Hobbs

Southwest School of Botanical Medicine at Bisbee, Arizona This contains medicinal plant images, as
well as links to research, folios, manuals and resources.

Medherb.com The first page offers some commercialism, but the links this page provides are very informative.

Events and Conferences

Global Health Calendar This is a searchable database for events concerning health, and complimentary
medicine. *Tip: Be general first to obtain the most results.*  

Books/Texts that are On-line

A Modern Herbal By Mrs. M. Grieve, presented by Botanical.com

Texts on Herbal Medicine This page includes early texts on herbal medicine. Via the Southwest School
of Botanical Medicine.

Databases

General

Herbmed.org This is an electronic database with extensive information on herbs. Via the Alternative Medicine
Foundation, Inc, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Alternative Health Dictionary This is an on-line dictionary that lists an extensive list of alternative therapies
from fire-walking to past-life regressions. The site is via C-Health.

Rosenthal Center for Alternative & Complimentary Medicine This contains links to various other
databases.

Fitomed This site is in Spanish and it is a searchable site for medicine in Cuba, but it includes international
and national information as well. *This site is a little slow but be patient it is worth it.*

Native American Ethnobotany Database This is an excellent database that provides information on the use
of foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers of Native North American Peoples through the Univ. of Michigan Dear-born.

Journal Articles

The National Library of Medicine This database contains a search engine for articles dealing with health.
Publication information is listed for articles found. 

Chinese Medicine

TCMLARS Traditional Chinese Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System: Click on "search" for the
database.