Dietary Supplements
Educational and Government Sites
Herbs and Supplements, from Medline Plus.
IBIDS
The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, and scientific literature on dietary supplements. IBIDS is a collaboration between two U.S. government agencies: the Office of Dietary Supplements of the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Library (NAL). Users can choose to search the Full IBIDS Database, a subset of Consumer Citations Only or Peer Reviewed Citations Only.
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets, from the Office of Dietary Supplements. This includes records from a variety of government approved sites, including NCAM, AHRQ, FDA, etc.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
The Dietary Supplements Labels Database offers information about label ingredients in more than 4,000 selected brands of dietary supplements. It enables users to compare label ingredients in different brands. Information is also provided on the "structure/function" claims made by manufacturers. These claims by manufacturers have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Companies may not market as dietary supplements any products that are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Ingredients of dietary supplements in this database are linked to other National Library of Medicine databases such as MedlinePlus® and PubMed® to allow users to understand the characteristics of ingredients and view the results of research pertaining to them, including the following characteristics: Uses in humans, Adverse effects, Mechanism of action. The Database can be searched by brand names, uses noted on product labels, specific active ingredients, and manufacturers.
Information Resources (CAM). Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Slightly out of date but still a recommended site for complementary and alternative medicine information.
Drug and Pharmaceutical Information. Memphis Public Library. Excellent consumer links on drugs and supplements.
Commercial Sites
Supplement Information - Vitamins, Herbs and Dietary Supplements. RxList.com
MedFacts Natural Products Information (Consumer). Drugs.com
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