FWD 2 HerbalEgram

HerbalEGram: Volume 6, Number 3, March 2009

HerbMedPro Additions and Updates
HerbMedPro (HMP) is an interactive, electronic herbal database that provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. Access to this powerful database is a benefit of membership in the American Botanical Council at the Academic level and above.

ABC very recently launched the Adopt-an-Herb program, which allows companies or individuals to "adopt" an herb thus helping prioritize which of the 200 plus herbs in HMP gets updated regularly and which new herbs are added to the database.

Two companies have officially kicked off the Adopt-an-Herb program. Tea (Camellia sinensis, Theaceae) has been adopted by Tea Dragon Films and arnica (Arnica montana, Asteraceae) has been adopted by Naturopathica. Tea has already been updated and arnica is currently being updated. For information on adopting herbs in HerbMedPro, please contact ABC’s development director by email or by calling 512-926-4900, ext. 120.

Below are the most recent changes to HerbMedPro.

New herb records

Common Name                                                Latin Binomial

Bay                                                                  Laurus nobilis

Triphala                                                            Triphala (Traditional Ayurvedic Blend)

 

Updated herb records

Common Name                                                Latin Binomial

Aloe                                                                 Aloe vera

Ashwagandha                                                   Withania somnifera

Cinnamon                                                         Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Comfrey                                                           Symphytum officinale

Cramp bark                                                      Viburnum sp.

Dandelion                                                         Taraxacum officinale

Elderberry                                                        Sambucus nigra

Ginger                                                              Zingiber officinale

Iboga                                                               Tabernanthe iboga

Jujube                                                              Ziziphus sp.

Mahonia, Oregon grape                                    Mahonia aquifolium

Onion                                                               Allium cepa

Tamarind                                                          Tamarindus indica

Tansy                                                               Tanacetum vulgare

Tea, green/black                                               Camellia sinensis

Western red cedar                                            Thuja plicata



HMP was developed by Jackie Wootton, M. Ed., and the Alternative Medicine Foundation (AMF) and continues to be directed and curated by Ms. Wootton. In February 2008, the American Botanical Council (ABC) partnered with AMF to administer HMP. As part of its administrative role, ABC strives to promote HMP through licensing it as content on other Web sites, by selling yearly subscriptions to the database to both individuals and businesses, and by offering a Pay-per-Day option that allows researchers and other interested parties 48 hour access to the database for $9.95.

—Gayle Engels


References

1. Wootton J. ABC acquires the popular herbal database HerbMed. HerbalGram. 2008;78:14.

2. Meikel D. ABC announces “Adopt-an-Herb” program. HerbalGram. 2008;80:16-17.



 


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