Looking for Evidence in Natural and Complementary Medicine : a guide for Health Professionals
Free Internet Databases | Subscription Databases | Websites | Print Resources
Free Internet Databases
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| Medline (PubMed) contains citations to scientific studies involving complementary medicines, | Bastyr University provide an excellent 6 page guide Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Research using Medline . HINT : To restrict your searches to citations for Randomised Controlled trials, type in herb / substance name, then click on Limits and Choose Randomized Controlled Trials from the “Publication Types” menu. Then click on Search. |
| CAM on PubMed CAM on PubMed is a subset of PubMed which contains citations to journal articles related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). |
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| HerbMed This database provides access to existing scientific data on therapeutic action, interactions, uses, methods of preparation etc. of botanical medicines. Also links to photographs of the various herbs. The references link to the PubMed abstract. | |
| The Cochrane Library provides evidence-based analyses and protocols on a wide range of treatment options. It is mostly for Western medicine but includes some CAM topics. | |
| Agricola Includes bibliographic citations covering U.S. agricultural and life sciences information. In addition, AGRICOLA contains subfiles of related bibliographic citations that have been prepared by sources other than the National Agricultural Library, ie the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) and the American Agricultural Economics Documentation Center (AAEDC)…. |
Subscription Databases
| AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) A database for physicians, therapists, medical researchers and clinicians looking for information regarding alternative treatments to conventional medicine…. |
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| Austhealth Databases (AMI, APAIS) A compilation database resource for Australian health professionals…. |
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| Biological Abstracts (only available at Uof Q website) Biological Abstracts on Compact Disc (BA on CD) is produced by BIOSIS. This database contains references to journal items focusing on biological and medical research findings, clinical studies and discoveries of new organisms. Approximately 5,000 international journals are monitored for inclusion. It currently contains over 2 million records…. |
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| CABDirect CABDirect is the largest professionally produced database covering worldwide issues in agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines. Journals scanned include nutrition and foods, and medicinal and aromatic plants. |
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| Clinical medicine and health research Via Highwire Press (from 1999ClinMed netprints is an electronic archive where authors can post their research into clinical medicine and health before, during, or after peer review by other agencies…. | |
| CINAHL (Nursing and Allied Health) This database contains citations from 1983 to present with abstracts to articles in English-language nursing and allied health journals. It also covers relevant materials from holistic health, physical therapies and use of complementary medicines. |
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| EMBASE Drugs and Pharmacology (only available at U of Q website) This database provides comprehensive coverage of drug and pharmacology literature. Topics included are the effects and uses of drugs and potentia drugs, clinical and experimental aspects of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, side effects, and adverse effects. Includes additional European material to Medline which can be useful for CAM topics. |
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| EXPANDED ACADEMIC INDEX (Fulltext) Multidisciplinary source with fulltext of core Medical and Health titles. Recommended for Pathophysiology, Public Health, Nutrition, some Complementary Medicine, Sociology and General Medicine and Diseases. | |
| IPA (only available at Uof Q website) IPA database Topics covered include biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, new drug delivery systems, pharmacist … includes information from over 750 pharmaceutical, medical, and health-related journals published worldwide since 1970. The database covers the entire spectrum of drug therapy and pharmaceutical information, including CAS Registry numbers and a therapeutic classification for drugs. |
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| Medical and Pharmaceutical biotechnology abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (only available at Uof Q website) Coverage focuses on worldwide studies in which biotechnology, molecular biology, or genetics are applied to medicine and pharmaceuticals, human health, or the diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
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| Proquest 5000 (Including Proquest Medical) This database indexes more than 400 titles, with nearly 350 in full text. Over 200 key MEDLINE titles cover all medical specialties, while many additional titles provide information for the nonspecialist…. |
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| Web of Knowledge World Wide Web database service, to the ISI citation databases: Science citation index expanded, Social sciences citation index and Arts & humanities citation index. ISI Citation Databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. Because the information stored about each … |
WebSites
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| Oriental Medicine Internet Resources | An extensive listing of Oriental Medicine internet resources world-wide. The listing includes professional organisations, practitioner databases, web-based discussion forums, resources and links to may other sites. |
| National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK) | The major professional association of practising herbalists in England. Their site includes regulatory opinion, critical commentary on current herbal news, a listing of practitioners in England and links to research sites, other organisations and discussion of adverse reactions. |
| National Herbalists Association of Australia | The major professional association of practising herbalists in Australia. This site contains |
| University of Texas Complementary/Integrative Medicine | The University of Texas Center for CAM Research in Cancer. This site contains a listing of the latest research findings regarding herbal, biological and chemical agents used in the treatment of cancer. |
| Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institute of Health | Office of Alternative Medicine (National Institute of Health) Contains information resources, a CAM citation index, and scientific program areas. |
| The Alternative Medicine Homepage | Compiled at the University of Pittsburgh has a subject guide to Internet resources, including government regulatory information and has a list of discussion groups and listservs. |
| Bastyr University Library | One of the most comprehensive list of Natural Medicine links under these categories: WWW sites; Cancer; Diseases & conditions; Govt. sites; Herbalism and botany; Holistic Medicine; Institutions; Modalities; Nutrition; On-line publications; Oriental Medicine; Research resources; Listservs; Newsgroups. |
| Mediherb Australia | Mediherb Australia has some fulltext reports available to students and practitioners on free registration. |
| RxList | Internet Drug Index, including some herbs, homeopathics, Chinese herbs and Ayurvedics. |
| TGA Complementary Medicines | Therapeutic Goods Administration is the Australian Complementary Medicines Regulator. This page has General Information, Fact Sheets,Reporting Advice for Adverse Drug Reactions. |
| Medline Plus Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information | This Herbal Information is provided by Natural Standard which was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. |
Print Resources
| American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997. | SCU - Lismore 615.321 AMER |
| The complete German Commission E monographs : therapeutic guide to herbal medicines / developed by a special committee of the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices ; senior editor Mark Blumenthal ; associate editors, Werner R. Busse … [et al.] ; Austin, Tex. : American Botanical Council ; Boston, Mass. : Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998. Includes herb monographs, herbal formulas and chemical and taxonomic indexes. | SCU - Lismore Ref 615.321 THER |
| Herb contraindications and drug interactions : with appendices addressing specific conditions and medicines / Francis Brinker. Sandy, Or. : Eclectic Institute, c1997. |
SCU - Lismore 615.321 BRIN |
| Interactions between Chinese herbal medicine products and orthodox drugs / Kelvin Chang and Lily Cheung. | SCU - Lismore - 615.7045 CHAN |
| IBIS guide to drug-herb and drug-nutrient interactions [computer file] Beaverton, OR : Integrative Medical Arts Group, Inc. CD-ROM | SCU - Lismore 615.321 IBIS |
| Best practices in Complementary and Alternative Medicine : an evidence based approach with Nursing CE/CME / Lynda. W. Freeman. Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen, 2001. | SCU Lismore (Cataloguing in process) |
| Clinician’s Handbook of Natural Medicine. Edited by Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno and Herb Joiner-Bey. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingston, 2002. A concise clinical resource based on the classic in the field, the Textbook of Natural Medicine. | SCU - Lismore 615.535 PIZZ |
| Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine. Edited by Michael Rotblatt and Irwin Ziment. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, 2002. This is a great introduction to herbal medicine, including chemistry, quality assurance and evaluations of efficacy. Special topics cover the little researched areas of Chinese, Ayurvedic and Mexican herbs. | SCU - Lismore 615.321 ROTB |
| PDR for herbal medicines. 2nd ed. Montvale, N.J. : Medical Economics, c2000 | SCU - Lismore Ref 615.321 PDRF |
| Complementary and alternative medicine : an evidence-based approach / [edited by] John W. Spencer, Joseph J. Jacobs. 2nd ed. St. Louis : Mosby, c2003. | SCU - Lismore 615.5 COMP |
| Braun, Lesley. Title : Herbs & natural supplements : an evidence-based guide / Lesley Braun, Marc Cohen. Marrickville, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia, 2005. | SCU- Lismore 615.321 BRAU |
| Natural standard herb & supplement reference : evidence-based clinical reviews / Catherine E. Ulbricht, chief editor ; Ethan M. Basch, chief editor. St Louis. Mo. : Elsevier Mosby, 2005. | SCU Lismore 615.321 NATU |
