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organisations
Find a practitioner through one of the organisations that belong to the European Herbal Practitioners Association (see below):
National Institute of Medical Herbalists
56 Longbrook Street
Exeter
Devon EX4 6AH
Tel: 01392 426022
E-mail: nimh@ukexeter.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.nimh.org.uk
Professional organisation of practitioners of herbal medicine. The Institute maintains high standards of practice and patient care, and works to promote the benefits of herbal medicine. Website has an online database to find your nearest herbalist, information on training, and research, plus links.
The International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths
32 King Edward Road
Swansea SA1 4LL
Tel: 01792 655 886 (Mondays to Fridays 9am-4pm)
E-mail: office@irch.org
Website: www.irch.org
A Register of members who are trained and qualified by examination in herbal medicine, and homoeopathy. Website features details of their herbal medicine and homeopathy courses, and details of membership.
websites
British Herbal Medicine Association (BHMA)
www.bhma.info
Founded to advance the science and practice of herbal medicine in the UK, the BHMA aims to promote high standards of quality and safety in herbal remedies, and encourage wider knowledge and recognition of the value of herbal medicine. Website provides information about the Association, the BHMA Scientific Committee and publications.
The European Herbal Practitioners Association
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ehpa/index.htm
Represents professional herbalists throughout Europe. Aim of the website is to keep practitioners and the public informed of developments in European and national legislation relating to herbal medicine by cataloguing key documents and presenting views of and responses to current situations.
Herbal Medicine Internet Resources
www.holisticmed.com/www/herbalism.html
An extensive list of various websites relating to herbal medicine, including links to organisations and discussion groups.
HerbMed
www.herbmed.org
An interactive, electronic herbal database providing hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and the general public.
Herb Research Foundation
www.herbs.org
Comprehensive source of scientific information on medicinal plants. Since 1983, HRF has been educating the public, health practitioners, legislators, and the media about the health benefits and safety of herbs. Contains an extensive range of resources, the latest news, recommended books, and links.
A Modern Herbal
www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html
Taken from a book, this website features an online detailed index of herbs, including description, cultivation, medical uses and recipes.
books
research references
'Saw Palmetto Extracts for Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A systematic review' by TJ Wilt, A Ishani, G Stark, R MacDonald, J Lau, and C Mulrow in Journal of the American Medical Association 1998; 280: pages 1604-1609
'Comparison of St John's Wort and Imipramine for Treating Depression: Randomised controlled trial' by J Woelk in British Medical Journal 2000, September 2, 321 (7260): pages 536-9
'Hypericum Extract versus Imipramine or Placebo in Patients with Moderate Depression: Randomised multicentre study of treatment for eight weeks' by M Philipp, R Kohnen and KO Hiller in British Medical Journal 1999, December 11, 319 (7224): pages 1534-8
'St John's Wort for Depression: An overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials' by K Linde, G Ramirez, CD Mulrow, A Pauls, W Weidenhammer and D Melchart in British Medical Journal 1996; 313: pages 253-258
'Efficacy of Ginger for Nausea and Vomiting: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials' by E Ernst and MH Pittler in British Journal of Anaesthesia 2000, March, 84 (3): pages 367-71
'Randomised Controlled Trial of Butterbur and Cetirizine for Treating Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis' by A Schapowal in British Medical Journal 2002, January 19, 324 (7330): pages 144-6
'Clinical Efficacy of Ginkgo Biloba Special Extract Egb 761 in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type' by K Maurer, R Ihl, T Dierks, L Frolich in Journal of Psychiatric Research 1997, November-December, 31 (6): pages 645-55
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(July 2002)
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