Standish Library: Traditional Chinese Medicine (SCDV135): Resources for Herbal Medicine Projects

Select your herb here!

An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica by Jing-Nuan Wu
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9780195140170
Publication Date: 2005-04-28

Databases & Journals

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Science Direct (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Always use this link to access Google Scholar, on- or off-campus.
Saint Search (Discovery) This link opens in a new window
The search box that is on the Library's main page.

Chinese Herbal Medicines
Journal publishing Open Access articles, also included in Science Direct database above.
The Journal of Chinese Medicine
Available through the CINAHL database.
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines
Available through the Science Direct database.

Books from the Library

Chinese Herbal Medicine by Korngold, Efrem. author.; Hammer, Leon I. editor.; Rotte, Hamilton. editor.; Rubio, Ray
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 3131697210
Publication Date: 2013
Clinical Handbook of Chinese Herbs by Will Maclean
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 0857012983
Publication Date: 2017-02-21
Principles of Chinese Herbal Medicine by John Hicks
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 1283960133
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Key Concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine by Zhaoguo Li; Qing Wu; Yurui Xing
Call Number: R602 .L5 2019
ISBN: 9789811391354
Publication Date: 2019-08-29
A General Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine by Men Jiuzhang (Editor); Guo Lei (Editor)
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 1420091735
Publication Date: 2009-11-12
Clinical Handbook of Chinese Medicine by Bob Xu
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9814366137
Publication Date: 2013-10-31
Medical Herbalism by David Hoffmann
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9781594778902
Publication Date: 2003-10-24
The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal Guide by David Hoffman
Call Number: RM666.H33 H644 1996 (on Reserve)
ISBN: 9781852307585
Publication Date: 1996-04-01
The Encyclopedia of Popular Herbs by Robert S. McCaleb; Evelyn Leigh; Krista Morien
Call Number: RM666.H33 M386 2000 (on Reserve)
ISBN: 9780761516002
Publication Date: 2000-01-20
Herbs of Choice by Varro E. Tyler
Call Number: RM666.H33 T93 1994 (on Reserve)
ISBN: 1560248947
Publication Date: 1994-09-01
A Modern Herbal by Margaret Grieve
Call Number: RM666.H33 G7 1931 (on Reserve)
ISBN: 1626542236
Publication Date: 2015-09-04
Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn by Richard Ellis
Call Number: R601 .E44 2005
ISBN: 1559635320
Publication Date: 2005-05-27

Websites of Note

NIH Herbs at a Glance
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Information provided comes from NCCIH (see next link)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Through the NIH.
Topics page: TCM from Medicine/Dentistry perspective
ScienceDirect Topics Page Search
Use this link to search for your herb.
TCM Information from Mt.Sinai
Overview of TCM--look at the number of references!
Classical Chinese Medicine
Flora of China
World Flora Online
World Flora Online is the international initiative to achieve Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and provides a global overview of the diversity of plant species. It is the essential tool for conservation planners, policymakers and practitioners at all levels.

American Botanical Council

American Botanical Council
Use login credentials located in Canvas to access content which includes the Identification of Medicinal Plants handbook.

Herbal Safety books

The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety by Simon Y. Mills; Kerry Bone
Call Number: RS164 .M52 2005 (on Reserve)
ISBN: 9780443071713
Publication Date: 2004-12-23
American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook by Michael McGuffin (Editor); Zoë Gardner (Editor)
Call Number: RA1250 .A45 2013 (on Reserve)
ISBN: 9781466516946
Publication Date: 2013-03-15

Interesting articles

HALLUCINOGENIC PLANTS IN CHINESE HERBALS
From Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University in JSTOR
Bioactive Ingredients in Chinese Herbal Medicines That Target Non-coding RNAs: Promising New Choices for Disease Treatment
Published in Frontiers of Pharmacology, May 2019.