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Formation | 2000 |
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Type | Research collaboration |
Purpose | Evidence-based health care information |
Headquarters | Somerville, MA |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English, Spanish |
Co-founders | Catherine Ulbricht, Ethan Basch |
Staff | Over 500 worldwide contributors |
Website | naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com |
Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that systematically reviews scientific evidence on complementary and alternative medicine. [1] Together with the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Natural Standard provides consumer information on complementary and alternative medicine for Harvard Health Publications [2] and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. [3] Natural Standard also provides information on herbal medicine and dietary supplements to MedlinePlus, [4] which is produced and maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In A Practical Handbook on the Pharmacovigilance of Antimalarial Medicines [5] published by the World Health Organization (WHO), Natural Standard is cited as "The best and most authoritative web site available on herbal medicines." [6]
Natural Standard Research Collaboration was founded in 2000 to serve as a clearing house for information on evidence-based medicine covering numerous healthcare disciplines. This international effort involves authors, editors, and peer reviewers from multiple academic and research institutions. It used an A thru F grading system.
Natural Standard was taken over by Therapeutic Research Center in 2013. [7] [8]
Natural Standard thru the new Therapeutic Research Center is a subscription-only database that delivers information about complementary and alternative medicine and dietary supplements and produces the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (NMCD). A new combined database will be called "Natural Medicines" (http://info.therapeuticresearch.com/natural-medicine-comprehensive-database). Natural Standard provides information that is broad in scope, and focused on both medications and disease states. A standout feature of this database is its graded, evidence-based evaluation of alternative therapies. [9]
The founders were:
Members of the Senior Editorial Board [10] include: