III. FEE-BASED INTERNET RESOURCES

• HerbMed:◊ www.herbmed.org (free for 40 herbs; links to research, photos, and more.)
• Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database: ◊ www.naturaldatabase.com Includes descriptions of herbs and other natural medicines that include thorough sections of herb names, alternative names, scientific names, uses, safety and efficacy levels, mechanism of action and active ingredients, adverse reactions, interactions, drug influences on nutrient levels and depletion, dosage and administration, comments, references, research abstracts, brand name listing, patient education, and more.
• Natural Standard: ◊ www.naturalstandard.com “Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions” (Natural Standard website). Site offers a free page to many links to health-related information.