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Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries. Today, herbalmedicines are being employed worldwide in a variety of health care settings andas home remedies. In some developing countries, communities rely heavily ontraditional health practitioners and medicinal plants to meet their primary healthcare needs. In many industrialized countries herbal medicines are gaining popular-ity as alternative and complementary therapies.

The popularity of herbal medicines has led to increasing concerns over their safety,quality, and efficacy on the part of health authorities and the general public. Inmany countries the herbal medicines market is poorly regulated and products maybe neither registered nor controlled. National surveillance systems to monitor andevaluate adverse events are rare. Though there has been an increase in scientificstudies on herbal medicines, there is still insufficient reliable data.

The WHO works to provide its Member States with technical guidance to ensure thesafety, quality control, and efficacy of herbal medicines as well as their rational useby health practitioners and the general public. As medicinal plants are often animportant part of traditional medicine, the publications and documents featured inthis catalogue exemplify WHO’s major work not only on medicinal plants and herbalmedicines, but also on traditional medicine in general.

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Guidelines, 2

Informationon Medicinal Plants, 3

Quality Assurance, 4

WHO Monographs, 6

List of SelectedInformation Material, 8

Guidelines for the AppropriateUse of Herbal Medicines

Reports the findings and recommen-dations of a working group convenedto prepare guidelines for the use ofherbal medicines in Western Pacificcountries. Addressed to nationalhealth authorities, the report respondsto the widespread use of herbalmedicines in this part of the worldand the corresponding needfor mechanisms to ensure that theseproducts are safe and effective, yetremains broadly accessible. With thisneed in mind, the report sets out acomprehensive framework for devel-oping national policies designed tocontrol the safety, efficacy, and qualityof herbal medicines, manufacturingpractices, product registration, andlabelling, marketing, and trade.

Research Guidelines forEvaluating the Safety andEfficacy of Herbal Medicines

Sets out detailed guidelines forconducting scientific research on thesafety and efficacy of herbal medi-cines. The guidelines, which reflectthe consensus reached by 17 expertsin pharmacology, biochemistry, andtraditional medicine, respond to theneed to assure the safety of widely-used herbal medicines while alsofacilitating the search for newpharmaceutical products. Specificresearch criteria are covered togetherwith general principles of investiga-tion, including ethical concerns.

WHO Regional Publications,Western Pacific Series, No. 231998, vi + 79 pages [E]ISBN 92 9061 124 3Sw.fr. 7.50/US $6.70In developing countries: Sw.fr. 5.20Order no. 1510023

Nonserial publicationof the WHO Regional Officefor the Western Pacific1993, v + 86 pages [E]ISBN 92 9061 110 3Sw.fr. 7.50.–/US $6.70In developing countries: Sw.fr. 5.20Order no. 1520003

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By R.R. ChaudhuryWHO Regional Publications,South-East Asia Series, No. 201991, ix + 87pages [E]ISBN 92 9022 162 3Sw.fr. 8.—/US $7.20In developing countries: Sw.fr. 5.60Order no. 1560020

Herbal Medicinefor Human Health

Examines the research issues andmethodological problems that needto be resolved in order to exploit thetherapeutic potential of medicinalplants and herbs. The openingchapters describe the potential usesof medicinal herbs in primary healthcare, set out criteria for the selectionof plants for further research orimmediate use, and compare theuse of specific remedies in differentcountries. The third chapter, devotedto research, considers the need fora different methodological approachwhen attempting to develop drugsfrom herbal sources. Arguing that theclinical trial methodology developedfor synthetic compounds is inappro-priate for testing medicinal plants, thefourth chapter establishes a model forclinical evaluation that avoids severalof these methodological pitfalls.Subsequent chapters consider whatcan be done to strengthen the roleof herbal remedies in primary healthcare, and address questions of stand-ardization and regulation. The bookconcludes with an outline of researchpriorities for the coming decades.

“...The author deserves to be complimentedon having condensed so much informationinto such a short book...”

— Indian Journal of Medical Research

Medicinal Plants in Viet Nam

Catalogues the 200 species ofmedicinal plants most commonlyused in traditional Vietnamesemedicine. The book, which has beentranslated from the original Vietnam-ese, was produced in an effort tocommunicate knowledge aboutherbal medicine that has accumu-lated over thousands of years, hasbeen confirmed through bothempirical experience and scientificevaluation, and yet has rarely beenpublished outside the Vietnameseliterature. The book also responds toincreasing respect for the value ofmedicinal plants as a source ofefficacious and inexpensive newdrugs that offer an importantalternative to chemically synthesizedmedicines.

WHO Regional Publications,Western Pacific Series, No. 31990, 410 pages,200 colour plates [E]ISBN 92 9061 101 4Sw.fr. 45.–/US $40.50In developing countries: Sw.fr. 31.50Order no. 1510003

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Medicinal Plantsin the South Pacific

Information on 102 commonlyused Medicinal Plantsin the South Pacific

Describes the information available,from both traditional medical textsand recent scientific studies, for 102medicinal plants used in the SouthPacific Islands. Plants from this part ofthe world represent an especiallydiverse flora and include severalspecies currently undergoing scien-tific investigation. Addressed toethnobotanists, phyto-chemists, andpharmacologists, the book aims todocument traditional clinical uses andbring these to the attention of theinternational scientific community.

WHO Regional Publications,Western Pacific Series, No. 191998, xvii + 254 pages,102 colour plates [E]ISBN 92 906 1119 7Sw.fr. 33.–/US $29.70In developing countries: Sw.fr. 23.10Order no. 1510019

“...Illustrated with meticulous colouredart-work...”

— Tropical Diseases Bulletin

Medicinal Plantsin the Republic of Korea

Information on 150 commonlyused Medicinal Plants

Presents concise monographs,accompanied by full-colour photo-graphs, for the 150 plant speciesmost commonly used for medicinalpurposes in the Republic of Korea. Inview of the country’s long andsuccessful history in the use oftraditional medicines, the book aimsto provide written and visual docu-mentation of important plants andsummarize their uses to treat ail-ments, protect against disease, orpromote health.

Compiled by Natural ProductsResearch Institute,Seoul National UniversityWHO Regional Publications,Western Pacific Series, No. 211998, ix + 316 pages,150 colour plates [E]ISBN 92 9061 120 0Sw.fr. 42.–/US $37.80In developing countries: Sw.fr. 29.40Order no. 1510021

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Quality Control Methodsfor Medicinal Plant Materials

A collection of test procedures forassessing the identity, purity, andcontent of medicinal plant materials,including determination of pesticideresidues, arsenic and heavy metals.Intended to assist national laboratoriesengaged in drug quality control, themanual responds to the growinguse of medicinal plants, the specialquality problems they pose, and thecorresponding need for internationalguidance on reliable methods forquality control. Recommendedprocedures – whether involving visualinspection or the use of thin-layerchromatography for the qualitativedetermination of impurities – shouldalso prove useful to the pharmaceuti-cal industry and pharmacists workingwith these materials.

Basic Tests for Drugs,Pharmaceutical Substances,Medicinal Plant Materialsand Dosage Forms

Includes basic tests for confirmingthe identity of four commonlyused medicinal plant materials(Ipecacuanhae radix, Podophyllyresina, Sennae folium and Senaefructus). Also describes tests for 23pharmaceutical substances and 58pharmaceutical dosage forms, mostof which are included in the WHOModel List of Essential Drugs.

1998, viii + 115 pages [E, F*, S*]ISBN 92 4 154510 0Sw.fr. 35.–/US $31.50In developing countries: Sw.fr. 24.50Order no. 1150451

1998, iii + 91 pages [E, F, S]ISBN 92 4 154513 5Sw.fr. 26.-/US $23.40In developing countries: Sw.fr. 18.20Order no. 1150462

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Medicinal Plants in China

Catalogues the 150 species ofmedicinal plants most commonlyused in traditional Chinese medicine.Each plant species is first docu-mented by a full colour photographtaken under natural conditionsduring the flowering or fruitingseason. Where relevant, a secondphotograph illustrates the plant partsfrom which the crude drug is ex-tracted. Explanatory notes for eachspecies cover botanical name andsynonyms, Chinese name, Englishname, parts used, description of theplant, its habitat, and geographicaldistribution, and clinical indicationsand dosage. Some of the syndromesand clinical signs are described intraditional Chinese medical terminol-ogy. Information on indications anddosage is in keeping with theories forthe prescription of medicinal plantstaken from traditional Chinesepharmacology.

WHO Regional Publications,Western Pacific Series, No. 21989, 327 pages,151 colour plates [E]ISBN 92 9061 102 2Sw.fr. 50.–/US $45.00In developing countries: Sw.fr. 35.–Order no. 1510002

“...A valuable contribution to Pharmacognosy...”

— Tropical Disease Bulletin

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Quality Assuranceof Pharmaceuticals

A Compendium of Guidelinesand Related Materials,Volume 2: Good ManufacturingPractices and Inspection

1999, v + 198 pages [E, F*, S*]ISBN 92 4 154526 7Sw.fr. 62.–/US $55.80In developing countries: Sw.fr. 43.40Order no. 1152452

Quality Assuranceof Pharmaceuticals

A Compendium of Guidelinesand Related Materials,Volume 1

1997, vi + 238 pages [E, F, S]ISBN 92 4 154504 6Sw.fr. 50.-/US $45.00In developing countries: Sw.fr. 35.-Order no. 1150452

Of particular interest to herbalmedicines, WHO's Expert Committeeon Specifications for PharmaceuticalPreparations, at its thirty-fourthmeeting, adopted "Guidelines for theassessment of herbal medicines".These guidelines were subsequentlyreproduced in Chapter 2 of theQuality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals:A compendium of guidelines andrelated materials, Volume 1.The guidelines define criteria for theevaluation of the safety, efficacy, andquality of herbal medicines, andthereby assist national regulatoryauthorities, scientific organizations,and manufacturers in undertaking anassessment of the documentation/submissions/dossiers in respect ofsuch products. Prior to the adoptionof the guidelines at the ExpertCommittee, these guidelines werediscussed at the Sixth InternationalConference of Drug RegulatoryAuthorities (ICDRA), held in Ottawa inOctober 1991, as the guidelines weredeveloped following the request ofthe Fourth and Fifth ICDRA meetings.The guidelines have been distributedto WHO Member States and theirutility has been widely recognized.

Specialized good manufacturingpractice (GMP) guidelines for themanufacture of herbal medicinalproducts address manufacture ofproducts from material of plant origin,which may be subject to contamina-tion and deterioration and may vary inits composition and properties.

Furthermore, procedures and tech-niques often used in the manufactureand quality control of herbal medi-cines, are substantially different fromthose used for conventional pharma-ceutical products. These specializedGMP guidelines were adopted by theWHO Expert Committee on Specifica-tions for Pharmaceutical Preparations atits Thirty-fourth meeting and supple-ment the existing WHO core GMPguidelines.

These guidelines were subsequentlypublished in Quality Assurance ofPharmaceuticals: A compendium ofguidelines and related materials, Volume2, Good manufacturing practices andinspection. This publication reproducesguidelines related to good manufac-turing practices (GMP) and to theinspection of pharmaceutical manu-facturing and drug distributionchannels.

Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuti-cals: a compendium of guidelinesand related materials.

Assurance of the quality, safety andefficacy of pharmaceutical productsis a continuing concern of WHO.Despite efforts made around theworld to ensure a supply of high-quality and effective drugs, inad-equate pharmaceutical regulationand substandard, spurious andcounterfeit products will compro-mise health care delivery in manycountries.

To respond to the global need foradequate quality assurance ofpharmaceuticals, WHO's ExpertCommittee on Specifications forPharmaceutical Preparations hasover the years made numerousrecommendations to establishstandards and guidelines and topromote the effective functioningof national regulation and controlsystems and the implementation ofinternationally agreed standards bytrained personnel. Many of therelevant documents endorsed bythe Committee are reproduced inthese two volumes.

Volume 1: provides guidance onaspects of national drug regulation,product assessment, registrationand distribution, The InternationalPharmacopoeia, basic tests fordrugs, laboratory services, interna-tional trade in pharmaceuticals,counterfeit products, and training.

Volume 2: provides guidancecovering all aspects of goodmanufacturing practices andincludes important texts on inspec-tion.

Most of the materials have beenpublished separately in the ExpertCommittee's reports. This compen-dium brings it together for the firsttime to make it more accessible andof greater practical value to thoseworking in faculties of pharmacy, indrug regulation and control, and inthe pharmaceutical industry.

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WHO Monographs on SelectedMedicinal Plants, Volume 1

This book contains 28 monographs on widely usedmedicinal plants, selected for inclusion on the basis ofscientific evidence for both safety and efficacy. Eachmonograph contains two parts, the first of which providespharmacopoeial summaries for quality assurance pur-poses, including botanical features, identity tests, purityrequirements, chemical assays and major chemicalconstituents. The second part, drawing on an extensivereview of scientific research, describes the clinical applica-tions of the plant material, with detailed pharmacologicalinformation and sections on contraindications, adverseeffects and dosage.

The monographs are intended to promote internationalharmonization in the quality control and use of herbalmedicines and to serve as models for the development ofnational formularies. They will be a comprehensivescientific reference for drug regulatory authorities,physicians, traditional practioners, pharmacists, manufac-turers and research scientists.

Plants covered in volume 1Bulbus Allii Cepae. Bulbus Allii Sativi. Aloe. Aloe VeraGel. Radix Astragali. Fructus Bruceae. Radix Bupleuri.Herba Centellae. Flos Chamomillae. Cortex Cinnamomi.Rhizoma Coptidis. Rhizoma Curcumae Longae.Radix Echinaceae. Herba Echinaceae Purpureae.Herba Ephedrae. Folium Ginkgo. Radix Ginseng.Radix Glycyrrhizae. Radix Paeoniae. Semen Plantaginis.Radix Platycodi. Radix Rauwolfiae. Rhizoma Rhei.Folium Sennae. Fructus Sennae. Herba Thymi.Radix Valerianae. Rhizoma Zingiberis.

1999, v + 289 pages [E]ISBN 92 4 154517 8Sw.fr. 92.-/US $82.80In developing countries: Sw.fr. 64.40Order no. 1150460

“...Well structured, highly evidence-based and thoroughlyreferenced. As far as the pharmacology, botany and phar-macy-related sections of these monographs are concerned,they are a superb and highly useful reference text, a must foranyone with a serious interest in phytomedicine...”

— Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Description of WHO Monographson Selected Medicinal Plants

The WHO monographs on selected medicinal plantsaim to provide scientific information on the safety,efficacy, and quality control of widely used medicinalplants; provide models to assist Member States indeveloping their own monographs or formularies forthese and other herbal medicines; and facilitateinformation exchange among Member States.WHO monographs, however, are not pharmacopoeialmonographs, rather they are comprehensive scientificreferences for drug regulatory authorities, physicians,traditional health practitioners, pharmacists, manufac-turers, research scientists and the general public.

Each monograph follows a standard format withinformation presented in two parts followed by areference list. The first part presents pharmacopoeialsummaries for quality assurance. The second partincludes sections on medicinal uses, pharmacology,safety issues, and dosage forms. The descriptionsunder the medicinal uses section merely represent,for purposes of information exchange, the systematiccollection of scientific information available at thetime of each volume’s preparation and should not betaken as having WHO’s official endorsement orapproval.

Volume 1 contains 28 monographs; more than 100experts in forty countries participated in its prepara-tion.Volume 2, currently in press, includes 30 monographs.Volume 2 follows the same format as Volume 1 withthe addition of two cumulative indexes in order tofacilitate referencing. One lists the monographs inalphabetical order by plant name and the otheraccording to the plant material of interest. Volume 2also includes general technical notices that providedescriptions of each section. Volume 3 is currently inpreparation; thirty-one monographs are adapted forinclusion.

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WHO Monographs on SelectedMedicinal Plants, Volume 2

Volume 2 of the WHO Monographs on Selected MedicinalPlants provides an additional collection of 30 mono-graphs covering the quality control and traditional andclinical uses of selected medicinal plants reviewed by120 experts in more than 50 countries. The monographsare not only a valuable scientific reference to healthauthorities, scientists and pharmacists, but will also be ofinterest to the general public.

Plants covered in volume 2Radix Althaeae. Herba Andrographidis. Radix AngelicaeSinensis. Flos Calendulae. Flos Caryophylli. RhizomaCimicifugae. Folium cum Flore Crataegi. Radix Eleutherococci.Aetheroleum Eucalypti. Folium Eucalypti. Cortex Frangulae.Folium et Cortex Hamamelidis. Semen Hippocastani.Herba Hyperici. Aetheroleum Melaleucae. Folium Melissae.Aetheroleum Menthae Piperitae. Folium Menthae Piperitae.Folium Ocimi Sancti. Oleum Oenotherae Biennis.Rhizoma Piperis Methystici. Cortex Pruni Africaniae.Cortex Rhamni Purshianiae. Flos Sambuci. Radix Senegae.Fructus Serenoae Repentis. Fructus Silybi Mariae.Herba Tanaceti Parthenii. Radix Urticae. Folium Uvae Ursi.

IN PREPARATION2001, approx. 360 pages [E ]ISBN 92 4 154537 2Sw.fr. 100.-/US $90.00In developing countries: Sw.fr. 70.00Order no. 1152460

WHO Monographs on SelectedMedicinal Plants, Volume 3

IN PREPARATION

Provides an additional collection of some 31 mono-graphs.

A Proposed List of MonographsFructus Ammi Majoris. Fructus Ammi Visnagae.Fructus Anethi. Aetheroleum Anisi. Fructus Anisi.Semen Armeniacae. Flos Arnicae. Folium Azadirachtae.Oleum Azadirachtii. Flos Carthami. Stigma Croci.Fructus Foeniculi. Radix Gentianae Luteae.Radix Gentianae Scabrae. Gummi Gugguli.Radix Harpagophyti. Rhizoma Hydrastis.Radix Ipecacuanhae. Aetheroleum Lavandulae.Flos Lavandulae. Strobulus Lupuli. Gummi Myrrha.Herba Passiflorae. Testa Plantaginis. Radix Rehmanniae.Fructus Schisandrae. Radix Scutellariae. Radix cumHerba Taraxaci. Semen Trigonellae Foenugraeci.Cortex Uncariae. Fructus Zizyphi.

IN PREPARATION 2002Order no. 1153460

SELECTED INFORMATION MATERIAL

ResearchReport of the Inter-Regional Workshop on Intellectual

Property Rights in the Context of Traditional Medicine,Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8 December 2000.Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001(document reference WHO/EDM/TRM/2001.1)

General Guidelines for Methodologies on Research andEvaluation of Traditional Medicine.Geneva, World Health Organization, 2000WHO/EDM/TRM/2000.1,Sw.fr.19.–, order no. 1930184

Traditional and Modern Medicine: Harmonizing the twoapproaches.Manila, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2000

Guidelines for Clinical Research on Acupuncture. Manila,WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 1995 (WHORegional Publications, Western Pacific Series No. 15,Sw.fr. 7.50, order no. 1510015)

Clinical Evaluation of Traditional Medicines and NaturalProducts. Report of a WHO Consultationon Traditional Medicine and AIDS,Geneva, 26-28 September 1990Geneva, World Health Organization, 1990(document reference WHO/TRM/GPA/90.2)

In Vitro Screening for Anti-HIV ActivitiesReport of an Informal WHO Consultationon Traditional Medicine and AIDS,Geneva, 6-8 February 1989.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1989(document reference WHO/GPA/BMR/89.5)

Selected additional information materialon medicinal plants and traditional medicine

volume 2: Good manufacturingpractices and inspectionWHO, Geneva, 1999,(ISBN 92 4 154526 7), Sw.fr. 62.–,order no. 1152452 (F in preparation)

Guidelines for the Assessment ofHerbal Medicines. Annex 11 of WHOExpert Committee on Specificationsfor Pharmaceutical Preparations.Thirty-fourth Report. Geneva, WorldHealth Organization, 1996 (WHOTechnical Report Series, No. 863,Sw.fr. 35.-, order no. 1100863). (F/S)This supplementary guideline is alsoincluded in: Quality Assurance ofPharmaceuticals: A compendium ofguidelines and related materials,volume 1. WHO, Geneva, 1997,(ISBN 92 4 154504 6)Sw.fr. 50.–, order no. 1150452 (F)

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National policy and monitoringLegal Status of Traditional Medicine

and Complementary/AlternativeMedicine: a World-wide Review.Geneva, World Health OrganizationIN PRESS

Apia Action Plan on TraditionalMedicine in the Pacific IslandCountries. Manila, WHO RegionalOffice for the Western Pacific, 2001*

Traditional Health Systems in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean: BaselineInformation. Washington, DC,Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, 2000

Development of National Policy onTraditional Medicine. Manila, WHORegional Office for the Western Pacific,2000*

Regulatory Situation of Herbal Medicines: a World-wideReview. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1998(document reference WHO/TRM/98.1). (S) (F, in press)

Traditional Practitioners as Primary Health Care WorkersGeneva, World Health Organization, 1995(document reference WHO/SHS/DHS/TRM/95.6)

The Role of Traditional Medicine in Primary Health Care inChina (Based on an Inter-Regional Seminar Sponsored bythe WHO in Association with the Ministry of Public Healthof the People’s Republic of China, 9-21 October 1985).Geneva, World Health Organization, 1986(document reference WHO/TRM/86.2)

Traditional Medicine and Health Care Coverage.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1983(Reprinted 1988, out of print)

The Promotion and Development of TraditionalMedicine: Report of a WHO Meeting.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1978(WHO Technical Report Series, No. 622,out of print)

Quality, safety and efficacy

Medicinal PlantsGood Manufacturing Practices: Supplementary

Guidelines for the Manufacture of HerbalMedicinal Products. Annex 8 of WHO Expert Committeeon Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations.Thirty-fourth ReportGeneva, World Health Organization, 1996(WHO Technical Report Series, No. 863,Sw.fr. 35.-, order no. 1100863). (F/S)This supplementary guideline is also included in: QualityAssurance of Pharmaceuticals. A compendiumof guidelines and related materials,

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SELECTED INFORMATION MATERIAL

Report of the Working Group on Auricular AcupunctureNomenclature. Lyon, France, 28-30 November 1990Geneva, World Health Organization, 1991(document reference WHO/TRM/91.2)

Conservation of Medicinal PlantsWHO/IUCN/WWF Guidelines on the Conservation of

Medicinal Plants. Gland, Switzerland, International Unionfor the Conservation of Nature, 1993. (F) (S) **

Natural Resources and Human Health: Plants of Medicinaland Nutritional Value. Proceedings of the First WHOSymposium on Plants and Health for All: ScientificAdvancement. Kobe, Japan, 26-28 August 1991Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Publishers, 1992 **

Conservation of Medicinal Plants. Proceedings of anInternational Consultation, Chiang Mai, Thailand,21-27 March 1988, Cambridge, UK,Cambridge University Press, 1991 **

Selection and Use of TherapiesWHO/DANIDA Intercountry Course on the Appropriate

Methodology for the Selection and Use of TraditionalRemedies in National Health Care Programme.Report of an Intercountry Course Held in Kadoma,Zimbabwe, 26 June B 6 July 1989.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1991(document reference WHO/TRM/91.1)

WHO/DANIDA Training Course: the Selection and Useof Traditional Remedies in Primary Health Care.Report of an Inter-Regional Workshop Held in Bangkok,Thailand, 25 November- 4 December 1985.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1986(document reference WHO/TRM/86.1)

Training and good practiceAcupuncture: review and analysis of reports on control-

led clinical trials. Geneva, World Health OrganizationIN PRESS

Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Acupuncture.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999(document reference WHO/EDM/TRM/99.1) (F)

Guidelines for Training Traditional Health Practitionersin Primary Health Care.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1995(document reference WHO/SHS/DHS/TRM/95.5)

Prospects for Involving Traditional Health PractitionersReport of the Consultation on AIDS and TraditionalMedicine, Francistown, Botswana, 23-27 July 1990Geneva, World Health Organization, 1990(document reference WHO/TRM/GPA/90.1) (F)

Training Package of Practitioners of Traditional Medicine.Manila, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 1999*

WHO Collaborating Centres

Report of the Third Meeting of Directors of WHO Collabo-rating Centres for Traditional Medicine. Beijing, People’sRepublic of China, 23-26 October 1995.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1996(document reference WHO/TRM/96.1)

Report of the Second Meeting of Directors of WHOCollaborating Centres for Traditional Medicine. Beijing,People’s Republic of China, 16-20 November 1987.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1988(document reference WHO/TRM/88.1)

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For documents marked with (*), please contact:WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific,PO Box 2932, 1099 Manila, PhilippinesTel.: (632) 528 80 01Fax: (632) 521 10 36E.mail: [email protected]

For publications marked with (**), please contact thepublisher directly.

Publications and documents listed above are availablein English. If publications and documents are alsoavailable in French and or Spanish, this is indicatedby F and/or S.

Rational use

Acupuncture NomenclatureStandard Acupuncture Nomenclature, 2nd ed.

Manila, WHO Regional Office for the WesternPacific, 1993. Sw.fr. 16.-, order no. 1512001

A Proposed Standard International AcupunctureNomenclature: Report of a WHO Scientific GroupGeneva, World Health Organization, 1991Sw.fr. 9.- order no. 1150356

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INDEX

Basic Tests for Drugs, Pharmaceutical Substances,Medicinal Plant Materials and Dosage Forms, 4

Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Herbal Medicines, 2

Herbal Medicine for Human Health, 2

Medicinal Plants in China, 4

Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea, 3

Medicinal Plants in the South Pacific, 3

Medicinal Plants in Viet Nam, 3

Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals, 5

Quality Control Methods for Medicinal Plant Materials, 5

Research Guidelines for Evaluating the Safety and Efficacyof Herbal Medicines, 2

Selected additional information material on medicinal plantsand traditional medicine, 8

WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, 6-7

WHO Regional Office for South-East AsiaWHO Regional Publications, South-East Asia SeriesNo. 20: Herbal Medicine for Human Health, 2

WHO Regional Office for the Western PacificWHO Regional Publications, Western Pacific SeriesNo. 2: Medicinal Plants in China, 4No. 3: Medicinal Plants in Viet Nam, 3No. 19: Medicinal Plants in the South Pacific, 3No. 21: Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea, 3No. 23: Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Herbal Medicines, 2

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ITALIE: Edizioni Minerva Medica, CorsoBramante 83-85, 10126 Turin,Tel: (39 011) 67 8282, Fax: (39 011) 67 45 02,E.mail: [email protected]

JAPAN: Maruzen Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 5050,Tokyo International, 100-31, Tel: (81 3) 32727211, Fax: (81 3) 3274 3238,E.mail: [email protected]

JORDAN: Jordan Book Centre Co. Ltd, P.O.Box 301 Al-Jubeiha, Amman 11941, Tel 5151882, Fax: 5152 016, E.mail: [email protected];Global Development Forum, PO Box 941488,Amman 11194, Tel: 6465 61 24, Fax: 6465 6123, E.mail: [email protected]

KENYA: Text Book Center Ltd, P:O. Box47540, Nairobi, Tel: (254) 233 03 42,Fax: (254) 233 81 10

MEXICO: Librería Interacional de C.V.., Av.Sonora 206, 06100-Mexico, D.F., Tel: (52 5)265 11 65, Fax (52 5) 265 11 64, E.mail:[email protected]

NETHERLANDS: De LindeboomInternationale Publicaties b.v., P.O. Box 202,NL-7480 AE Haaksbergen, Tel: (31) 53 574 0004, Fax: (31) 53 572 92 96,E.mail: [email protected]

NEW ZEALAND: Medical Books (NewZealand), Ltd, 8 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 8565,Symonds Street, Auckland 3, Tel: (64 9) 3733773, Fax: (64 9) 373 3282

NIGERIA: Mr G. Obiaga, 28 Onitsha Road,P.O. Box 370, Nnewi, Anambra State,Tel / Fax: (234) 46 460 273

NORWAY: Academic Book Center, PO Box2728, St Hanshaugen, 0131 Oslo, Tel: (47 22)99 48 40, Fax: (47 22) 20 89 71,E.mail: [email protected]

PERU: Euroamerican Bussiness SA, Ca. lasBegonias No. 183, Dept. 202, Urb. J.C.Mariategui, Lima 35,Tel: (511) 725 9152Fax: (511) 283 0129E-mail: [email protected]

POLAND: Ars Polona, ul. KrakowskiePrzedmiescie 7, 00-0950 Warszawa,Tel: (48 ) 22 26 12 01, Fax: (48) 22 26 47 63E.mail: [email protected]

PORTUGAL: Livraria Rodrigues, 188 Rua daOuro, 1100 Lisboa, Tel: (351 21) 342 48 57,Fax (351 21) 343 13 02 ; Prata & RodriguesPublicaçoes, Ltda, Estrada da Luz, 90-11º H,1600-160 Lisboa,Tel: (351 21) 722 35 28/29,Fax: (351 21) 722 35 31;E.mail: [email protected]; LUSODOC,Documentação Técnico-Cientifica Ltda, RuaCruzado Osberno 3,5°, Dt°, 1900 Lisboa,Tel: (351) 21 815 3312, Fax: (351) 21 813 0641,E.mail: [email protected]

SINGAPORE: Select Books, 19 Tanglin Road,03-15 Tanglin Shopping Center, Singapore247909, Tel: (65) 732 15 15, Fax: (65) 736 08 55,E.mail:[email protected]

SOUTH AFRICA: Democratic NursingOrganisation of South Africa (DENOSA),P.O. Box 1280, 605 Church street, Pretoria (T)0001, Tel: (27 12) 343 2315, Fax: (27 12) 3440750, E-mail: [email protected]

SUISSE: Medizinischer Verlag Hans Huber,Länggassstrasse 76, 3000 Bern 9,Tel: (41 31) 300 45 00, Fax : (41 31) 300 45 90,E.mail : [email protected]

SWEDEN: Akademibokhandeln, c/- LongusBook Imports, P.O. Box 610, 151 27 Södertälje,Tel: 46 8 673 94 50 Fax: 46 8 673 94 59, E.mail:[email protected] Info Center AB, Prastgardgatan 1-3,172 29 Sundbyberg, Tel: (46) 8 441 17 40Fax: (46) 8 652 81 15, E.mail: [email protected]

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Systematics StudiesLtd, St Augustine Shopping Centre, EasternMain Road, St Augustine, Tel (1 809) 645 8466,Fax: (1 809) 645 8467, E.mail:[email protected]

UNITED KINGDOM: The Stationery OfficePublications Centre, 51 Nine Elms Lane,London SW8 5DR, Tel: (44) 0870 600 5522Fax: (44) 0870 600 55 33E.mail: [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: (Books) WHOPublications Center USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,Albany, NY 12210, Tel: (1-518) 436 9686,Fax: (1-518) 436 74 33,E.mail: [email protected].

Other countries/autres pays,please contact/prenez contact auprès de :WHO, Marketing & Dissemination, 1211Geneva 27, Switzerland,Tel (41 22) 791 24 76Fax (41 22) 791 48 57E.mail: [email protected]

ARGENTINA: World Publications S.A.Av. Córdoba 1877, C1120 AAA Buenos Aires,Tel /Fax (54 11) 4815 81 56,E.mail: [email protected]

AUSTRALIA: Hunter Publications,58A Gipps Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066,Tel: (613) 9417 53 61, Fax (61 3) 9419 71 54E.mail: [email protected]

AUSTRIA: Gerold & Co., Graben 31, 1011Vienna 1, Tel: (43 1) 512 473 10,Fax: (43 1) 512 473 129

BELGIQUE: Patrimoine sprl, rue du Noyer168, 1030 Bruxelles, Tel /Fax (32 2) 736 68 47E.mail: [email protected].

CANADA: Canadian Public Health Associa-tion, 1565 Carling Avenue, Suite 400,Ottawa, Ont. K1Z 8R1,Tél : (1 613) 725 37 69,Fax: (1 613) 725 98 26, E.mail: hrc/[email protected]; Renouf Publishing Co. Ltd,1-5369 Canotek Road, Ottawa, Ont. K1J 9J3,Tel: (1 613) 745 2665, Fax: (1 613) 745 7660,E.mail: [email protected]

CAMEROON: Buma Kor & Co. Ltd, B.P. 727,40 rue Nachtigal (Montée CinémaAbbia),Yaounde, Tel/Fax (237) 23 07 68,E.mail: [email protected]

CHILE: Miguel Concha S.A., Alferez Real,1414 Providencia, Casilla 7 Correo 22,Santiago de Chile, Tel: (56 2) 655 15 45Fax: (56 2) 274 66 55,E.mail: [email protected]

DENMARK: Swets Blackwell AS, P.O. Box173,1005 Copenhagen Q, Tel: (45) 39 15 79 15,Fax: (45) 39 15 79 10E.mail: [email protected]

EGYPT: MERIC, 2 Bahgat Aly Street, Cairo,Tel: (202) 341 38 24; Fax: (202) 341 93 55,E.mail: [email protected]

ESPAGNE: Librería Díaz de Santos, Lagasca,95 P.O. Box 6050, 28006 Madrid,Tel: (34 91) 781 94 80, Fax: (34 91) 575 55 63E.mail: [email protected]

FINLAND: Stockmann AkateeminenKirjakauppa, P.O. Box 23, 00381 Helsinki,Tel: (358)9 121 44 03, Fax: (358) 9 121 44 50E.mail: [email protected]

FRANCE: Librairie Privat-Arnette, 2 rueCasimir Delavigne, 75006 Paris, Tél : (33 1)5542 87 87, Fax: (33 1) 55 42 87 88,E.mail: [email protected];Librairie Luginbuhl, 36 boulevard de Latour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris Tél : (33 1) 45 51 42 58,Fax: (33 1) 45 56 07 80, E.mail: [email protected]; Librairie Lavoisier, Technique etDocumentation, 14 rue de Provigny, 94236Cachan Cedex, Tél : (33 1) 47 40 67 00,Fax: (33 1) 47 40 67 02, E.mail :[email protected]; Sauramps Médical,11 Bd Henri IV, 34000 Montpellier,Tél : (33 04 67) 41 39 70, Fax: (33 04 67)52 59 05, E.mail: [email protected]

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