JEFFSelects: Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Major Subject Gateways | General
Information & "Ask a Doctor" Sites | Herbs
& Drugs | News, Journals & Communications
| Databases | Standards,
Quality & Consumer Protection | Research
Centers
Organizations, Associations & Professional Societies
- Alternative
Medicine Foundation, Inc.
Providers of HerbMed, the Foundation provides information for both
practitioners and consumers, sponsors research and projects, and organizes
conferences and educational programs.
- American
Botanical Council (HerbalGram)
The ABC is an educational organization whose stated goals are "to
educate the public about beneficial herbs and plants and to promote
the safe and effective use of medicinal plants." Their site includes
sample information from their publications, but the full publications
are only available for a fee.
- American Association
of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
Information for the practitioner includes education opportunities,
state licensing, research & speaking opportunities. Health promotional
information and physician referrals are freely available for consumers,
as well as literature for sale.
- American Society
of Pharmacognosy (PHCOG)
A professional organization for scientists and practitioners interested
in the properties of drugs of natural origin, and the search for new
drugs from natural sources.
- Association for Applied
Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)
The Association is a professional organization, originally founded
in 1968 as the Biofeedback Research Society. Much of the site is limited
to members only, but free areas give background about biofeedback
and upcoming educational opportunities.
- Herb Research Foundation
(HRF)
The Foundation serves as a publishing house for herbal information,
and solicits individual memberships as well as selling publications.
Full text of recent scientific news related to herbs is free, along
with selected longer works called "green papers."
- National Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
The mission of the NCCAOM is to "promote nationally recognized standards
of competency and safety in acupuncture, Chinese herbology and Oriental
bodywork therapy for the purpose of protecting the public." NCCAOM
accredits the educational programs which certify practitioners in
these fields.
- National Health
Council (NHC)
The NHC is an organization of organizations, representing all segments
of the healthcare industry. It sponsors research, organizes educational
programs, and publishes information for both the consumer and practitioner.
The Council promotes the voluntary health movement and supports healthcare
advocacy.
- Society
for Medicinal Plant Research
This professional society organizes scientific meetings, sponsors
research, and publishes the journal "Planta Medica."
- Society of Behavioral
Medicine (SBMWeb)
SBM is a professional society, founded in 1978 to promote an interdisciplinary
approach to behavioral medicine.
