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Food & Nutrition: Resource Guide - Vegetarian Nutrition & Alternative Medicine


Cornucopia Resource Guide to Nutrition Programs and Services 2005-2006: Vegetarian Nutrition & Alternative Medicine 


American Botanical Council
(512) 926-4900
P.O. Box 144345, Austin, TX 78714
Web Site: www.herbalgram.org
Educates the public about beneficial herbs and plants, and promotes the safe and effective use of medicinal plants.

American Herbalists Guild
(770) 751-6021
1931 Gaddis Road, Canton GA 30115
Web Site: www.americanherbalist.com
Promotes research, education, and study of herbal medicine.

Herb Research Foundation
(303) 449-2265
1007 Pearl St., Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302
Web Site: www.herbs.org
Information on the latest in herbs research.

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse
(888) 644-6226
P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898
Web site: www.nccam.nih.gov
A sub-division of the National Institute of Health (NIH), offering information on alternative medicine.

The Vegetarian Resource Group
(410) 366-8343
P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
Web Site: www.vrg.org
Offers low-cost books, free brochures and quarterly "Vegetarian Journal".