Materia Medica
Categories
- Capsicum (3)
- Classic Texts (2)
- Dandelion (3)
- Echinacea (2)
- Garlic (3)
- Ginger (3)
- Ginkgo (6)
- Ginseng (6)
- Goldenseal (3)
- Kava-Kava (3)
- Kombucha (2)
- Milk Thistle (3)
- Red Clover (3)
- Reishi (3)
- Rhodiola Rosea (3)
- St. John's Wort (7)
Links
Herbs for the Soul
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Chalet/3431/
Information on herbal remedies for depression, stress and anxiety.
Jiaogulan
http://www.jiaogulan.net/Jiaogulan.htm
Description of Jiaogulan, also known as Southern Ginseng or Xiancao ("Immortality Herb"), considered health-giving and anti-aging.
Purple Sage Herbs
A series of detailed monographs on the medicinal uses of over 150 plants.
Aloe Vera Studies Organization
Reviewing the truth vs. the hype surrounding Aloe Vera, what it can and cannot do. Reviews internal and skin applications.
Herb Guide
http://www.gardenguides.com/herbs/herb.htm
Guide sheets for dozens of common herbs: description, cultivation, harvesting, drying, and medicinal, culinary and craft uses.
Maca root
Information on Maca Root (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon).
Salkhino
Information on the treatment of nonspecific inflammatory diseases using this vegetable preparation.
University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/pnr/uwmhg/
Photos of hundreds of medicinal herbs, indexed by both botanical and common names
Botanical Name Index
http://www.ann.com.au/herbs/amateria.htm
Herbal database from Australian Naturopathic Network, cross-referenced by common names: descriptions, habitat, actions, applications, dosages and cautions.
HerbMed
An interactive, electronic herbal database which provides scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. Includes human clinical studies, warnings on counterindications, and mechanisms of herb action.
Holistic Online
http://holisticonline.com/herb_home.htm
A-Z herb information including descriptions, safety, uses, and dosages.
Herbal Index Online
Learn about St. John's wort, echinacea, ginseng, saw palmetto, kava kava, valerian root and hundreds of other traditional herbal remedies.
Henriette's Herbal Homepage
http://ibiblio.org/herbmed/index.html
Facts on growing and using culinary and medicinal herbs, extensive collection of plant pictures, articles, and classic herbal texts.
Medicinal Plants Of The South West
http://medplant.nmsu.edu/plantindex.htm
South West United States botanicals and their medicinal uses.
Saw Palmetto Harvesting Company
http://www.sawpalmetto.com/libindex.html
Library index with information and specifications. Copies of Clinical Studies and other publications.
NPI Materia Medica
http://www.npicenter.com/library/herbal/materiamedica/
Natural Products Industry Center database of traditional herb uses in alphabetical order.



