LibGuides: Integrative Medicine: Find Articles

Recommended Databases

The following databases are the top recommended resources for integrative medicine research. They can also be accessed directly from the Library's homepage.

Alt Healthwatch This link opens in a new window
Full-text information on complementary, alternative, and integrated approaches to wellness, for both health professionals and consumers.
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
Formerly Natural Standard and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, Natural Medicines provides evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.
Clinical Key This link opens in a new window
Search and browse the full-text of Rakel's Integrative Medicine and other books, browse the Drug Updates section for the latest safety notices on natural medicines, and access clinical practice guidelines and patient education resources.
CINAHL This link opens in a new window
This definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature includes many full-text articles and citations related to alternative medicine and complementary therapies.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Independent research reviews and evidence-based resources on a variety of health topics, including integrative medicine.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Provided by the US National Library of Medicine, PubMed is a freely available database containing more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life sciences journals, and online books. Includes a subset of resources specifically focused on complementary and alternative medicine.

Selected Outside Databases

The following supplementary databases are available outside of the Library.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Information Database
Developed and maintained by the Department of Computational Science at the National University of Singapore, this database contains formulations, chemical composition, and therapeutic/clinical applications of thousands of medicinal herbs and herbal ingredients.
AMRA Database
Provided by the American Mindfulness Research Association (AMRA), this database of mindfulness research is aimed at professionals. A listing of bibliographic citations is free via the Reviews/Meta Analyses section. Both database full-text access and a newsletter require a subscription fee.
Access restricted to AMRA members.

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CAM on PubMed
This website provides information about the CAM on PubMed search tool, including sample searches and background information.
Basic Searching Techniques for Health Sciences
This 11 minute presentation created by OSU health sciences librarians will get you started developing search strategies in health sciences databases.
PubMed Online Training
The National Library of Medicine provides numerous brief tutorials on a wide variety of PubMed topics.

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