Natural Standard – Evidence-Based Complementary Health Information

“Is Holy Basil an effective herbal therapy for depression?” This is an actual question that came up a few months ago at chart rounds. The answer ("no") was found in “Natural Standard”, a database highlighting complementary and alternative therapies. Not only does Natural Standard provide entries for herbals (such as Holy Basil, St. John’s Wort, Ginkgo, etc.) and complementary therapies (like acupuncture and Reiki), it also discusses scientific levels of evidence for common and/or studied uses when available. Natural Standard is on the Lamar Soutter Library’s web page under “Research Tools & Resources”, then “Find Resources by Subject” and then “Complementary Therapies”.