The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #41992

David Kiefer, MD, Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine, PO Box 245153, Tucson, AZ 85724, Sashita Shah, BA, School of Medicine, University of Washington, 1629 1/2 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, and Paula M. Gardiner, MD, Family Practice Residencey, Tufts University School of Medicine, 100 Hospital Road, Malden, MA 02148, 781 338 7478, dskseat@aol.com.

There are many resources available to patients and health care practitioners interested in learning about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, such as herbal medicine. This article provides a comprehensive review of herbal medicine sources that are general in scope, clinically-oriented, evidence-based, and focused on “Western” phytomedicinals. Tables are provided listing fifteen books and eight internet sites that fulfill these criteria. Information is also provided on four monographs, literature databases, and many related sources that may be of interest to the clinician incorporating herbal medicines into their practice or counseling patients on the topic.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the variety of information sources available on herbal medicine.
• Identify herbal medicine sources useful for general clinical practice.
• Develop tools to use in assessing different herbal medicine sources.
• Discuss associated issues in the field of botanical medicine.

Keywords: Herbal Medicine, Information Databases

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: N/A
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.