Curated OER
A Book of Eighteenth Century Herbal Remedies
Learners discover the kinds of medicines used by midwives in the late 1700s by researching several herbs used by Martha Ballard. They research different herbs and found out how they have been used throughout history. Students create a...
Curated OER
Herbs: Healthy Alternatives or Bad Medicine??
Students compare herbal and pharmaceutical remedies for common ailments.
Curated OER
Medicine Show
Pupils gather anecdotal evidence about various herbal remedies' abilities to cure ailments, develop hypotheses from these observations, and design scientifically valid experiments that could prove their suppositions.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: The Healing Power of Plants
Plants are a source of many human medicines and this exhibit presents information on plants used for healing. There are activities for students such as quizzes, a game where you try to cure patients' ailments, and one where you try to...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Alternative Therapies for Osteoarthritis
Provides readers with a list of the most common complementary and alternative therapies for osteoarthritis. Explains each and discusses any research on the effectiveness.
PBS
Pbs: A Different Way to Heal?: A Survey of Inconsistency
Explore the government regulations, marketing and sales of herbal remedies designated as "dietary supplements" by the Food and Drug Administration. Analyze the labels of various brands of Echinacea for discrepancies in dosage and usage...
Other
Ethnic & Traditional Uses of Rainforest Plants
Read about medicinal plants of the rain forest. This website offers common and botanical plant names, pictures, properties, actions, and more.
Other
Botanical: A Modern Herbal Home Page
This site has comprehensive information on herbs, including history, cultivation, collection, preparation, guidelines for useage, reactions to other medicines, and current research and news articles.
Other
Herb Research Foundation: Home Page
This site contains comprehensive information about herbal remedies, including current research, common uses and health benefits, guidelines and historical information.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Day of the Zulu: The Power of Potions
Investigate the science behind traditional Zulu medicinal plants and the mushrooms used by warriors. Relate modern scientific analysis techniques to an understanding of traditional herbal medicine.
Other
Garden Guides: Herbal Home Remedies
This Herbal Home Remedies resource offers information on common herbal remedies for various health conditions.
Other
Cherokee Messenger: Native American Herbal Remedies
Traditional Native American herbal remedies for dozens of maladies are listed here.
Other
Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center: Home Page
Good source for articles about herbs and herbal remedies, including the latest research and products on the market. This site contains a good deal of information about specific herbs, as well as many links to other herbal and alternative...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Herb or Not to Herb
This unit allows students to research some common herbal supplements to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the herb. Students will compare the herbal supplements to pharmaceutical medicines to judge which is the better choice....
Other
Austin Nutritional Research: A Reference Guide for Herbs
Site describes and discusses the health benefits of some commonly used herbal remedies. Provides a lengthy overview of herbal remedies and promotion of products.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Dragon Science: Wisdom of Li Shizhen
Compare and contrast Western and Chinese medicine, and explore the benefits and medicinal properties of ancient herbs and plants.