Seattle Area Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture School

Resource Links to Websites about Oriental Medicine

The internet offers a wealth of information and resources. Here are some recommendations.

 

Women's Health, Fertility, Pregnancy

Issac Cohen: Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Treatment of Breast Cancer
An excellent series of five articles designed to explore the integration of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of breast cancer, with research and extensive text by Issac Cohen, Lac, OMD, Mary Tagliaferri. MD, Lac, and Deba Tripathy, MD.

Eastern Harmony Clinic: Fertility and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Various articles and abstracts published by the medical community that provide supporting evidence of the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of fertility, including articles authored by Randine Lewis, Ph.D., Lic.Ac.

Debra Betts: Acupressure for Labor
Excellent booklet by Debra Betts, available for free download, with detailed instructions and point location diagrams for using acupressure during labor.

Dr. Susan Ott: Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology
Great educational website by Dr. Susan Ott gives a very detailed explanation of osteoporosis and osteopenia, prevention and treatment options from a Western medicine point of view, and a clear discussion of pros and cons of conventional treatments and nutritional approaches.

 

Special Topics

The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
A group of organizations and individuals dedicated to advancing knowledge and effective action to address the link between human health and environmental factors, including information from special working groups on breast cancer, infertility, women’s health, asthma, Parkinson’s, electromagnetic fields, learning disabilities, and more.

Internet Health Library
The UK’s largest Alternative Medicine, Complementary Therapy and Natural Health Care Resource with free access to published medical research and medical databases, an archived library, plant remedy index, and an excellent, comprehensive reference on medical conditions, diet, nutrition, lifestyle, environmental health and more.

Robert Helmer: Pediatrics
Excellent website information on the application of traditional Chinese medicine and nutrition in pediatric care, with great articles, translations, and links.

 

Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herb Academy
An organization created for the critical examination of Chinese Herbal Medicine and other forms of Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) offering an online herbal study guide, excellent professional articles, a forum for practitioners, and special herb news and perspectives.

Herbasin
Good database for referencing Chinese herbs by Pinyin, Latin, or Common names, with herb photos and information on herb indications, identification, processing, and quality standards.

TCM Health Info
Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture information, WHO reports on acupuncture research, and good Chinese herb database with detailed information on individual herbs.

American Botanical Council
Excellent herbal reference from the American Botanical Council (ABC), an independent, nonprofit, international member-based organization promoting the responsible use of herbal medicine, and providing science-based and traditional information on herbs, including the expanded Commission E herb monographs.

European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP)
Representing national phytotherapy associations across Europe, this site offers a free download of The European Phytojournal, with scientific papers, clinical literature, and updates on herbal medicine, including standards, safety and regulatory issues.

 

Growing Medicinal Herbs

Plant It Herbs
An organic Chinese medicinal plant nursery in Ohio, specializing in the cultivation of Chinese herb plants, offering seed and plant stock, custom orders of fresh and dried herb plant material, workshops and internships, with over 250 species of Chinese herbs in their display gardens.

One Garden
Offering certified organic and biodynamic Chinese medicinal herbs seeds, with nice growing tips and photos of each herb, plus featured articles on medicinal herb farming and sustainability.

Chinese Herb Photo Journal
The Secret Garden: Important Chinese Herbs in American Horticulture: A Photo Essay - by Steven Foster, highlighing some beautiful Chinese medicinal herbs for growing in the garden, along with a brief history of each plant's use and cultivation.

High Falls Gardens
A non-profit organization whose mission is to support sustainable medicinal herb culture in the U.S. by preserving biodiversity and wild habitats, and encouraging the cultivation of high quality Chinese herbs, by individuals, schools and small farms across the country.

 

Daoism Asian Philosophy

Dao House
A wide range of great resources on Daoism (Taoism), including Daoist history, philosophy. poetry. literature, yijing, feng shui, and more.

Yijing Dao
Introduction and links for resources for Yijing (I Ching).

 

Conventional Medicine

National Institute of Health (NIH)
Health information, news and events, medical research and scientific resources, grants and funding opportunities.

Medscape
Medical news, full-text journal articles, drug and drug interaction reference, free and subscriber information on most conventional medicine news and research.

 

Oriental Medicine Journals

Journal of Chinese Medicine (JCM)
One of the most popular medical journals for practitioners includes articles on the treatment of many diseases with acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine, as well as abstracts of clinical articles taken from The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Beijing) and reviews of newly published books.

The Lantern
Excellent medical journal from Australia for practitioners, edited and contributed to by the fabulous author Steven Clavey, with very thoughtful and clinically based articles on treatment of disorders with acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine, as well as discussion on issues facing the profession in general.

The European Journal of Oriental Medicine (EJOM)
Journal of the British Acupuncture Council offers articles for practitioners on diverse topics reflecting current issues of clinical practice as well as the wider frameworks of Oriental medicine education, philosophy, politics, and medical anthropology.

Chinese Medicine Times
A free online journal for Oriental medicine practitioners with six e-journal issues per year covering various aspects of Chinese medicine, acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, and massage.

 

Oriental Medicine Books, Articles and Translations

Redwing Books
Specializes in books pertaining to Oriental medicine, Asian philosophy, health, well-being, and complementary medicine. Features an extensive selection of books (over 2000), and software including the largest selection of books on Chinese medicine and acupuncture available.

Chinese Medicine Database
Database reference for single herbs, formulas, and acupuncture points by name, category, actions, and indications, plus a great translations section where previously unavailable classical texts are being translated and made available to subscribers.