Australian Sites
It is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web. The following sites represent a small selection of the potentially relevant Australian links and may act as a starting point.
- Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine AssociationThe Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association is the leading national professional association of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and is the primary mechanism for regulating and representing acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioners in Australia.
- Australian Association of Yoga TherapistsAustralian Association of Yoga Therapists (AAYT) is the peak body for Yoga Therapy in Australia.
- Australian Homœopathic AssociationAustralian Homœopathic Association is the largest and only national association of professional Homœopaths in Australia -supporting choice, integrity and professional standards in health care.
- Australian Indigenous Health InfoNetAims to contribute to "closing the gap" in health between Indigenous and other Australians by informing practice and policy in Indigenous health, by way of making accessible research and other knowledge
- Australian Naturopathic Practitioners AssociationThe ANPA is the peak professional naturopathy association run by naturopaths for naturopaths in Australia. Established in 1975, we are a democratic association that has the longest track record of supporting and representing naturopaths across Australia. We are actively engaged in representing issues that affect naturopaths at a national, state and international level.
- Australian PrescriberAustralian Prescriber is a free, independent publication providing accessible information about drugs and therapeutics
- Australian Register of Therapeutic GoodsInformation on therapeutic goods that can be supplied in Australia.
- Australian Traditional Medicine SocietyThe Australian Traditional-Medicine Society (ATMS) is Australia’s largest national professional association of natural medicine practitioners.
- Glycemic Index and GI Database: University of SydneyGlycemic index and international GI database is based at University of Sydney. The website is maintained by research scientists and dietitians working in the areas of diet and weight loss, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and PCOS
- HealthDirect Australia (Complementary and Alternative Therapies)Find trusted information about complementary therapies.
- The Jacka Foundation of Natural Therapies"The Jacka Foundation of Natural Therapies (JFNT) is a not-for-profit charitable fund that supports research in naturopathy and its related modalities, and the development of a community of researchers, scholars and leaders in the naturopathic profession'
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)TGA monitors and regulates therapeutic goods in Australia
International Sites
It is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web. The following sites represent a small selection of the potentially relevant international web links and may act as a starting point.
- About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterThis information resource, presented by our Integrative Medicine Service, provides evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more
- Cochrane Complementary and Alternative MedicineCochrane CAM Field is an international group of individuals dedicated to facilitating the production of systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials in areas such as acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy and mind-body therapy. It is a member entity of the Cochrane Collaboration,
- The Longwood Herbal Task ForceSummaries and patient fact sheets on many common herbs and dietary supplements.
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)Established through US Congressional mandate, NCCAM was established and is maintained by the National Institutes of Health. It contains facts sheets, consensus reports, databases, research information, clearinghouse information, clinical trials, and selected Federal resources.
- Prelude Medicinal Plants DatabaseUse of plants in different traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa
- PubMed Dietary Supplement SubsetDesigned to limit search results to citations from a broad spectrum of dietary supplement literature including vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, ergogenic, botanical, and herbal supplements.
- TCM Herbal Medicine DatabaseTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal database contains usage information for the majority of the herbs used in clinical settings around the world.