Key Reference Texts for Herbal Medicine

Classic Monographs

Commission E Monographs

• German Federal Health Office (BGA), 1984-1994
• The foundational resource for herbal medicine evaluation

ESCOP Monographs

• European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy
• Updated regularly with latest evidence
• Available from Thieme Publishers

Primary Research

Thousands of peer-reviewed studies on medicinal herbs are published annually in:

• Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy
• Phytotherapy Research
• Planta Medica
• Journal of Ethnopharmacology
• Phytomedicine

Textbooks

Essential references include:

• Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs
• PDR for Herbal Medicines
• Weiss and Fintelmann’s Herbal Medicine
• Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health

Databases

• PubMed (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
• HerbMed Expanded (herbmedeplus.org)
• Natural Medicines Database
• Cochrane Library

These resources provide the foundation for evidence-based herbal medicine practice.