The following complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) resources are licensed to users connected to the UCSF network including users connecting from off-campus through VPN. Some are noted as available for the general public.

• Databases
• Online Journals (full text)
• Books and Chapters (full text)

Databases (UCSF)

For a complete listing of databases available through the Kalmanovitz Library at UCSF visit their databases page. Additional databases with CAM resources (without fee for use) are listed on our Websites and Databases page.

AltMedDex
CAM subset of Micromedex which provides evidence-based information on herbal medicines, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements (and interactions associated with use), as well as CAM therapies for a variety of conditions.

CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
Nursing and allied health literature including some full-text of selected alternative therapies, herbal medicines, and dietary supplements.

Cochrane Library
Provides full text access to systematic reviews and monographs.

ConsumerLab.com
Independent testing laboratory that evaluates consumer products including herbs, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. Please note there is a $24 per year subscription fee for full access.

eFacts Drugs Facts and Comparison
Provides full-text access to Herbal Interaction Facts and Review of Natural Products.

International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
Access to scientific literature on vitamins, minerals and herbs.

Medline
See PubMed (Available to general public.)

MICROMEDEX
Includes CAM subset (AltMedDex) which provides evidence-based information on herbal medicines, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements (and interactions associated with use), as well as CAM therapies for a variety of conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Provides evidence-based and clinically relevant information on herbal medicines, supplements, vitamins, minerals, and natural medicines. NOTE: Site license to professional version allows two simultaneous users at Mt. Zion campus only.

Natural Standard
Natural Standard provides up-to-date, evidence-based information on herbs and supplements, conditions, alternative medicine modalities, and patient information. Subscription information for their free e-Newsletter is available from their home page.

PubMed (CAM subset)
(Available to general public.) There is a subset of the Medline database which provides access to CAM citations. NOTE: Searches for citations related to herbs and dietary supplements are not included in this subset and can be searched at the top level of PubMed.

Online Journals (UCSF)

For a complete listing of online journals available through the Kalmanovitz Library at UCSF, visit their Online Journals page.

Advances in Mind-Body Medicine
Articles explore the relationship between mind, body, spirit, and health. This site also has listings of upcoming events and CME courses related to CAM, and publishes a free e-Newsletter.
Please note: Although UCSF does not have a site license for this journal, full-text articles are available at no cost from time to time.

Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Mary Ann Liebert via Ingenta Select Coverage: v.7(2001).

Alternative Medicine Review
Thorne Research via InfoTrac/Expanded Academic ASAP Coverage: Selected article text for 2000.

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
ATHM is a peer-reviewed journal. This site also has listings of upcoming events and CME courses related to CAM and publishes a free eNewsletter.
Please note: Although UCSF does not have a site license for this journal, full-text articles are available at no cost from time to time.

American Journal of Chinese Medicine
Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science and Medicine via InfoTrac/Expanded Academic ASAP Coverage: Selected article text for 2000.

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(Available to general public) BioMed Central via BioMed Central Coverage: v.1(2001).

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Churchill Livingstone via ScienceDirect Coverage: v.1(1993)-v.11(2003)

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(Available to general public) Oxford University Press via PubMed Central Coverage: v.1(2004).

HealthInform: Essential Information on Alternative Health Care
Infolink via InfoTrac/Expanded Academic ASAP Coverage: Selected article text for 1999.

HerbalGram
A journal of the American Botanical Council (ABC) with links to selected full-text articles. Although UCSF does not have a site license for this journal, several full-text articles are available at no cost.

Integrative Medicine
Elsevier Science via ScienceDirec Coverage: v.1(1998)-v.2(2000).

Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(Available to general public) Japanese Society for Complementary and Alternative Medicine via J-STAGE Coverage: v.1(2004).

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Mary Ann Liebert via Ingenta Select Coverage: v.7(2001).

Books and Chapters

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
(Includes chapter on Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Appleton & Lange via Stat!Ref Coverage: Current ed. Format: Reference Text.

Integrative Medicine, 1st edition
Author: David Rakel, MD Copyright © 2003 Elsevier
Full text available via MD Consult Note: Choose Open Generic Edition to access. Then search for “Integrative Medicine”.