This category is reserved for links to sites about medications which are not generally recognized as "traditional" medications.
Recommended Resources
Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information
The National Institutions of Health hosts this informational site about herbal remedies, including details about individual items as well as warnings and ontraindications.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/BotanicalBackground.asp
Consists of a chart which details various herbs, their uses, how and why they work, and cautions which should be taken.
http://www.medicalcorps.org/pharmacy/Herbals.htm
Getting to Know Nutraceuticals
Scientific American article presents details about food-based dietary supplements, which ones work, and why.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=getting-to-know-nutraceut
Instructs the reader as to the healing properties of probiotics, why they work, and how to choose a type.
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/probiotics.htm
Consists of an interactive database of herbal products, each hyperlinked to informaiton about herbal products.
http://www.herbmed.org/
Online magazine dedicated to nutraceuticals provides news and advances in the field, upcoming webinars and other resources, and archives as well as a method by which to obtain the print edition.
http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/
Nutraceuticals: Definition and Introduction
Consists of a lengthy introduction to nutraceuticals which includes the word, its history, and what constitutes them. Also contains references.
http://www.aapsj.org/view.asp?art=ps050325
Mayo Clinic website's article about what probiotics do, how they are beneficial, and scientific facts about then,
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/probiotics/AN00389
