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NLM® Adds Herbal and Dietary Supplement Information to MedlinePlus®

NLM Adds Herbal and Dietary Supplement Information to MedlinePlus . NLM Tech Bull. 2005 Nov-Dec;(347):b1.

December 19, 2005 [posted]

On December 13, NLM released another enhancement to its Web-based consumer health resource, MedlinePlus. In addition to information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medicines, MedlinePlus now includes over 100 herbal and dietary supplement monographs in English and Spanish from Natural Standard. Natural Standard is an evidence-based, peer-reviewed collection of information on alternative treatments. Each monograph includes a table of uses of the supplement based on scientific evidence. The herbal or supplement receives a grade ranging from A (strong scientific evidence for this use) to F (strong scientific evidence against this use) for diseases or conditions it treats. In addition, each monograph provides information on dosing, safety, interactions, and selected references. Many monographs also contain illustrations.

You can find Natural Standard monographs by choosing Drugs & Supplements from the MedlinePlus homepage. Search results for Natural Standard pages have the label (supplement) following the name of the monograph.