Book Suppliers (New)

Books that are out of print can often be obtained from suppliers such as Amazon Used Books.

International

• Amazon
  This page provides links to each of Amazon's international sites.

Australia & New Zealand

• China Books

Europe

• Balancehealthcare.com (UK)
• Journal of Chinese Medicine Bookshop (UK)
• SATAS (Belgium)
• VGM — Verlag für Ganzheitliche Medizin (Germany)

North America

• Amazon (USA)
• American Botanical Council (USA)
• Eastern Currents (Canada)
• Redwing Book Company (USA)

Book Suppliers (Used)

Books that are out of print can often be obtained from suppliers such as Amazon Used Books.

• Abebooks
• Amazon used books

Journals

• American Journal of Chinese Medicine (USA)
• European Phytojournal
• Journal of Chinese Medicine (UK)
• The Lantern: A journal of traditional Chinese medicine (Australia)

Research on Herbal Medicine

• Entrez-PubMed

Safety & Legislation

Australia

• Therapeutic Goods Administration

EU

• European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
• European Herbal Practitioners Association (pdf file)
• A summary report from the Herbal Medicine Regulatory Working Group (PDF file)
• EU directive on traditional herbal medicinal products
• PhytoNet
  Phytonet provides an information resource for those involved in the development, manufacture, regulation and surveillance of phytomedicines and herbal drugs. PhytoNet is set up and maintained by the Centre for Complementary Health Studies, University of Exeter (UK).

UK

• The Herb Society: Herbal Legislation
• Department of Health
• Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

USA

Food & Drug Administration

• Dietary Supplements: Overview
• Dietary Supplements: Warnings and Safety Information

Practitioners of Herbal Medicine

Australia

• National Herbalists Association of Australia
  Click the “Find a Herbalist” link for the NHAA Membership Referral List.

Europe

• European Herbal Practitioners Association: Representing Professional Herbalists throughout Europe
• National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK)
• The Register Of Chinese Herbal Medicine (UK)

New Zealand

• New Zealand Association of Medical Herbalists

USA

• American Herbalists Guild (USA)
  Click the “Professional Members” link to find practitioners in your area.

Schools of Herbal Medicine

Australia

• National Herbalists Association of Australia
  Click the “Training” link for information on accreditation standards and then on “List of Accredited courses” under Resources.

North America

• Natural Healers
  Links to herbal training schools in North America can be found at this site.

UK

• National Institute of Medical Herbalists
  Click the “Training courses” link for a list of herb schools accredited by NIMH.

USA

• Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
  A list of ACAOM-accredited schools can be found at this site, but listings do not specify which have herbal programs.

Herb Gardens

• Bristol Chinese Herb Garden

Preserving Endangered Species

• United Plant Savers (USA)
• Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (UK)
  This site has an extensive list of web sites of botanical or horticultural interest.

Other Herbal Medicine Links

• Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
• ESCOP (European Scientific Co-operative on Phytotherapy)
  ESCOP was founded in June 1989 as an umbrella organisation representing national phytotherapy associations across Europe. ESCOP publishes monographs on pharmacological and clinical research on individual herbs.
• Henriette's Herbal Homepage
• Herb Research Foundation
• Lloyd Library and Museum
  The Lloyd is the main repository of eclectic and physiomedical texts.
• Michael Moore: SW School of Botanical Medicine
  Downloadable classic eclectic publications are available from this valuable site.
• Cyberbotanica (plants and cancer treatments)

Raintree Nutrition Inc.:

• Homepage
• Clinical research abstracts
• Gallery of rainforest photos
• Tropical plant database