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Resources

Curated resources for traditional medicine research, cultural healing practices, and holistic health education.

Research Resources

Academic Databases

• PubMed - Medical literature
• Cochrane Library - Systematic reviews
• JSTOR - Academic journals
• Google Scholar - Scholarly articles

Traditional Medicine

• WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy
• National Center for Complementary Health
• Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
• Indigenous Medicine Research Database

Plant Medicine

• Missouri Botanical Garden
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• USDA Plants Database
• Medicinal Plant Names Services

Educational Resources

Online Courses

• Introduction to Herbal Medicine
• Traditional Healing Systems
• Ethnobotany and Cultural Medicine
• Food as Medicine Fundamentals
• Research Methods in Traditional Medicine

Recommended Reading

• "The Healing Path" by Marc Ian Barasch
• "Botany in a Day" by Thomas J. Elpel
• "The Modern Herbal Dispensatory" by Thomas Easley
• "Sacred Plant Medicine" by Stephen Harrod Buhner
• "Medical Herbalism" by David Hoffmann

Professional Organizations

American Herbalists Guild

Professional herbalist organization

International Association of Traditional Medicine

Global traditional medicine network

Society for Applied Anthropology

Medical anthropology research

International Society of Ethnobiology

Traditional ecological knowledge

Research Guidelines

Ethical Considerations

• Respect for traditional knowledge holders
• Informed consent for research participation
• Fair benefit-sharing agreements
• Cultural sensitivity in methodology

Best Practices

• Collaborative research approaches
• Community-based participatory methods
• Interdisciplinary team formation
• Long-term relationship building