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Reference	Format	Professional or Consumer	Notes/Comments	Your Initials
Jellin, J. M. (1990s). Natural medicines comprehensive database. Stockton, CA: Therapeutic Research Faculty. http://www.naturaldatabase.com/.	Online DB, print	Professional	Comprehensive database with thousands of brand names for herbs and supplements. It's possible to look up not only "ginkgo" but also the hundreds of brand names that include this herb as an ingredient, an important feature especially for keeping track of interactions. Available by subscription. [Also in Dietary Supplements Category]	LH
HerbMedPro http://www.herbmed.org/	Online DB	Professional	Professional version is available by subsription only. The "free" database is an abridged version of the Pro offering the monographs for certain herbs. [Also in Dietary Supplements category]	SH
Blumenthal, M., Brinckmann, J., & Wollschlaeger, B. (2003). The ABC clinical guide to herbs. Austin, Tex: American Botanical Council.	Book	Professional	In-depth monographs on most commonly used herbals.	JW, LH
Blumenthal, M. (2000). Herbal medicine: expanded Commission E monographs. Newton, MA: Integrative Medicine Communications.	Book	Professional	Translation and expansion of the German Commision E monographs on herbals.	JW
Micromedex, Inc. (2006). AltMedDex. Englewood, Colo: Micromedex. http://www.thomsonhc.com/hcs/librarian/.	Online DB	Professional	Part of the Micromedex suite of databases published by Thomson. Lengthy monographs but not as many as Natural Medicines or Natural Standard. Excellent toxicology information.	JW, LH
Balick, M. J., & Cox, P. A. (1999). Plants, people, and culture: the science of ethnobotany. Scientific American Library series, no. 60. New York, NY: Scientific American Library.	Book	Professional and consumer	An excellent overview of ethnobotany (how people of various cultures use plants) including ethnopharmacology (their medicinal use).	JW
Bascom, A. (2002). Incorporating herbal medicine into clinical practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.	Book	Professional	Written for nurses on the use of herbs as an integrated part of practice. Illustrations, recipes, pages for notes all are included.	JW
Bensky, D., Clavey, S., Gamble, A., Stoger, E., & Bensky, L. L. (2004). Materia Medica: chinese herbal medicine. Seattle, Washington: Eastland Press.	Book	Professional	A classic reference on Chinese herbs.	JW
Bratman, S., & Girman, A. M. (2003). Mosby's handbook of herbs and supplements and their therapeutic uses. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby/Healthgate. .	Book	Professional	A handbook indexed both by herb and indication.	JW
Duke, J. A., & Bogenschutz-Godwin, M. J. (2002). Handbook of medicinal herbs. Boca Raton, Fla. [u.a.]: CRC Press.	Book	Professional	This new edition of the classic reference work covers over 1,000 medicinal herbs, including those from African, Ayurvedic and Chinese traditional medicines. James Duke, who worked most of his life for the U.S. Agricultural Research Service, is one of the best-known researchers in the field.	JDS
Mills, S., & Bone, K. (2005). The essential guide to herbal safety. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.	Book	Professional	The most authoritative guide to safety issues in herbal medicine available; includes twelve chapters on safe herbal use and 125 evidence-based reviews.
Rotblatt, M., & Ziment, I. (2002). Evidence-based herbal medicine. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus.	Book	Professional	A great quick consult guide to herbal medicine, including chemistry, quality assurance and evaluations of efficacy. Special topics cover the little researched areas of Chinese, Ayurvedic and Mexican herbs.	JDS
Evans, W. C., Evans, D., & Trease, G. E. (2002). Trease and Evans' pharmacognosy. Edinburgh: WB Saunders.	Book		The classic work on pharmacognosy (“the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find use in medicine”). It contains extensive essays on pharmacology and natural sources of drugs, standardization and quality assurance, phytochemistry, and therapeutic use.	JDS
Wichtl, M. (2004). Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals: a handbook for practice on a scientific basis. Stuttgart: Medpharm.	Book	Professional	Translated from the German, this third edition contains a wealth of information that will interest physicians, pharmacists, herbalists, botanists and chemists. Includes 181 detailed monographs on specific botanical substances with specific preparation instructions and regulatory status.	JDS
Stargrove, M. B., Treasure, J., & McKee, D. L. (2008). Herb, nutrient, and drug interactions: clinical implications and therapeutic strategies. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby/Elsevier.	Book with CD	Professional	Comprehensive monographs on 70+ HDS interactions with ratings of the probability, significance of the interaction and strength of the evidence.	JW
Hoffmann, D. (2003). Medical herbalism: the science and practice of herbal medicine. Rochester, Vt: Healing Arts Press.	book	Professional & Consumer	Large comprehesive herbal medicine guide, for both professionals and consumers.	LH