Natural Products

Natural products are materials occurring in nature as opposed to those synthesized by man. They can be found in plant, animal or mineral form. Natural products contain vitamins, enzymes, minerals, energy boosters or other substances which are not fully understood yet. According to reports, one in three Americans uses some form of alternative therapy to prevent or relieve illness. Natural products, in appropriate amounts, may benefit some people, but also may possibly harm others. Consult a qualified health-care professional for advice on using these products.

Guides | Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries | Selected textbooks | More books | Selected journals | More journals | Selected indexes and abstracts | Selected journal articles | More reference sources | Specialized sources | Selected electronic sources

Guides

Blumenthal, Mark. Complete German commission E monographs: therapeutic herbal medicines.
           REF WB 925 C656 1998

Medical Economics Company. PDR for herbal medicines.
           REF WB 925 P273 2004

Medical Economics Company. PDR for nonprescription drugs and dietary supplements.
           REF QV 772 P492 2006

Facts and Comparisons. Guide to popular natural products.
           WB 925 G842 2001

Grabley, S. et al. (eds.). Drug discovery from nature.
           QV 752 D783 1999

Foster, Steven. Tyler's honest herbal: a sensible guide to the use of herbs and related remedies.
           WB 925 T943 1999

Boyle, Wade. Official herbs: botanical substances in the United States pharmacopoeias 1820-1990.
           QV 767 B694 1991

Root-Bernstein, M. et al. Honey, mud, maggots, and other medical marvels: the science behind folk remedies and old wives' tales.
           WB 890 R667 1997

Reader's Digest. Family guide to natural medicine: how to stay healthy the natural way.
           Consumer Health WB 935 F154 1993

Davidson, Jonathan R. T. et al. Herbs for the mind: what science tells us about nature's remedies for depression, stress, memeory loss, and insomnia.
           CONSUMER HEALTH QV 767 D284 2000

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Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

McGuffin, Michael (ed.). American Herbal Products Association's botanical safety handbook.
           QV 767 A537 1997

Bisset, Norman G. (ed. and trans.) Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals.
           WB 39 T432 2001

Chu, Chung K. et al. Natural products as antiviral agents..
           QV 766 K266 1992

Blumental, Mark. et al. (eds.). Herbal medicine: expanded Commission E monographs.
           WB 925 H474 2000

Leung, Albert Y. & Foster, Steven. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics.
           REF WA 712 L486 1996

Marti, James. The alternative health & medicine encyclopedia.
           WB 890 M277 1995

Wren, R.C. Potter's new cyclopaedia of botanical drugs and preparations.
           REF QV 766 W736 1988

Hocking, George Macdonald. A dictionary of natural products: terms in the field of pharmacognosy relating to natural medicinal and pharmaceutical materials and the plants, animals, and minerals from which they are derived.
           REF QV 752 H624 1997

Selected textbooks

Smet, Peter A.G.M.de. & Bowen, I.H. (eds.). Adverse effects of herbal drugs.
           QV 766 A383 1992

Li, Thomas S.C. Medicinal plants: culture, utilization and phytopharmacology.
           WB 925 L473 2000

Dewick, Paul M. Medicinal natural products: a biosynthetic approach.
           QV 766 D484 2002

Weiss, R. F. et al. Herbal medicine.
           WB 925 W447 2000

Williamson, Elizabeth M. et al. Selection, preparation, and pharmacological evaluation of plant material. 
           QV 766 W544 1996

Carter, Joseph G. & Carter, William J. Herbal dentistry : herbal dental remedies from ancient times to the present day.
           WZ 309 C273 1990

Cutler, Stephen J. et al (eds.). Biologically active natural products: pharmaceuticals.
           QV 752 B464 2000

More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Complementary Therapies
Botany
Materia Medica
Medicine, Traditional
Plants, Edible
Plants, Medicinal
Plants, Toxic
Pharmaceutical Preparations

Selected journals

More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject keyword: Pharmacognosy -- Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

MEDLINE Database

    Suggested subject headings: Drugs, Chinese Herbal
    Ethnobotany
    Herbs
    Materia Medica
    Medicine, Herbal
    Medicine, Traditional
    Micronutrients
    Minerals
    Pharmacognosy
    Plants, Edible
    Plants, Medicinal
    Plants, Toxic
    Pollen
    Seeds
    Trace Elements

                                                                                                                                                        
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts

Suggested subject headings: Alternative Medicine
Drug Comparisons
Extracts
Folk Medicine
Minerals
Natural Products
Pharmacognosy
Plants
Plants, Medicinal

Selected journal articles

        Whelan AM.,  et al. Natural health products in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: systematic review of randomized controlled
        trials. Ann Pharmacother. 2006 May; 40(5):836-49.

        HemaIswarya S., et al. Potential synergism of natural products in the treatment of cancer. Phytother Res. 2006 Apr; 20(4):239-49.

        Singh SB., et al. Empirical antibacterial drug discovery -- foundation in natural products. Biochem Pharmacol. 2006 Mar 30; 71(7):1006-15.

        Subramanian B., et al. A new paradigm for the development of anticancer agents from natural products. J Exp Ther Oncol. 2006; 5(3):195-204.

        Shaneyfelt ME., et al. Natural products that reduce rotavirus infectivity identified by a cell-based moderate-throughput screening assay. Virol J.
        2006 Sep 1; 3:68.           

More reference sources

        Werbach, Melvyn R. et al. Botanical influences on illness: a sourcebook of clinical research.
                    WB 925 W472 2000

        Ernst, Edzard (ed.). Herbal medicine: a concise overview for professionals.
                    WB 925 H472 2000

        American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Herbal companion to AHFS DI.
                    WB 925 H473 2000

Specialized sources

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology 601-984-1631
           University of Mississippi Medical Center
           Susan Wellman, PhD swellmman@pharmacology.umsmed.edu

Poison Control Center 601-984-1675
           University of Mississippi Medical Center
           Emergencies: 601-354-7660

Nielsen, James Robert. Handbook of federal drug law.
           QV 33 .AA1 N53 1992

Mississippi Board of Pharmacy. Mississippi pharmacy practice regulations.
           QV 32 .AM7 M5 1996

Selected electronic sources

Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists
http://www.anmp.org

FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition - Dietary Supplements
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html

Herb Research Foundation
http://www.herbs.org/

Author: Gongchao Yang 
Copyright 1999, Rev. 2002, 2006 Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson