Monthly Archives: October 2004

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

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Does garlic act to lower cholesterol?  Does St. John’s Wort
relieve depression?

The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database was created by a group of pharmacists and physicians responding to the need for up-to-date clinical data on natural medicines, herbal medicines, and dietary supplements. The research and editorial staff of the Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber’s Letter evaluate natural medicines by the same scientific criteria used to evaluate prescription and non-prescription drugs.

Search by product or brand name, by condition or disease, or by interaction. The evaluations include references to medical literature which are linked to the PubMed article abstract.

For assistance with the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, contact Katherine Alexander, Education Librarian, 214-648-3905, or send your reference question via this form.

Another Way to Get That Article!

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When you are searching in Ovid or EBSCOHost or Health Reference Center, you can access the Library’s Linking Options page using such links as Remote Link, Full-text at UT Southwestern and Click for SFX Services. This Linking Options page will provide links to the full-text article, if it is available.

This Linking Options page now offers you the choice of requesting the article through Interlibrary Loan using the Library’s ILLiad system. This link will not only take you to the ILLiad site, but, after you log in, it will fill out the request form for you! All you have to do is verify the information, select a desired delivery option and submit the form. The ILLiad link does require a separate username and password. To get one, please register here.