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Resources

Useful Websites

Organizations

Research Databases

Newsletter

National Institutes of Health Acupuncture Statement

World Health Organization Acupuncture Statement

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Research Databases

Acupuncture

Acubriefs: Its purpose is to make available the most comprehensive online database of references on acupuncture in the English language.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Arthritis and Complementary Medicine Database (ARCAM) and the Complementary & Alternative Medicine and Pain Database (CAMPAIN): These databases are compiled from regular, comprehensive electronic and hand searches of scientific literature sources world-wide.

Cochrane Collaboration: International and independent organization, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare with the dissemination of systematic reviews.

PubMed:  The National Library of Medicine's complementary medicine database on PubMed.

Herbs

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases: Comprehensive list of the chemical composition of common herbs.

Herbmed: Electronic herbal database, which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an impartial, evidence-based information resource provided by the nonprofit Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.

Medline Plus, Drugs & Supplements: The National Library of Medicine's herb and supplement database.

Qi Gong

Qigong Institute: A not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting Qigong through research and education. Database provides the only record in English of the vast amount of research on Qigong from China as well from other countries.