Office of Dietary Supplements

Office of Dietary Supplements is a division of the National Institute of Health. The website provides individuals with invaluable information concerning various health topics, dietary supplements, safety notices, as well as, providing other resources for both consumers and health care professionals.

FindArticles.com Portal

FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that individuals can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals. Indiviudals will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. Unlike other online collections, each of the hundreds of thousands of articles in FindArticles can be read in its entirety and printed at no cost.

FindArticles is a content-distribution partnership between LookSmart, which provides the search infrastructure, and the Gale Group, which provides the published editorial content.


Med Watch

Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has the responsibility for assuring the safety and efficacy of all regulated marketed medical products.

MedWatch, the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, serves both healthcare professionals and the medical product-using public. Med Watch provides important and timely clinical information about safety issues involving medical products, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, biologics, medical and radiation-emitting devices, and special nutritional products (e.g., medical foods, dietary supplements and infant formulas).

American Botanical Society

The American Botanical Council is the leading nonprofit education and research organization disseminating science-based information promoting the safe and effective use of medicinal plants and phytomedicines. Founded in 1988, ABC works to educate the public, healthcare practitioners, media, and government agencies on the safe and effective use of medicinal plants and phytomedicines

Traditional Books

Individuals may also use traditional books for the latest information concerning herbal supplements:







PDR for Herbal Medicines for some 50 plus years physicians have relied on the Physician Desk Reference for the latest drug information, the publishers of this respected book now offer a similar book devoted solely to herbal supplements, the PDR for Herbal Medicines.

The American Pharmaceutical Association Practical Guide to Natural Medicines - another informative guide to herbal supplements presented by the American Pharmaceutical Association.