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BSCI 493 Medicinal Plants

Instructor: Dr. George Bean

Resources compiled and web page developed by Marian Burright, UM Libraries

This guide will assist you in locating resources for BSCI 493. Due to licensing agreements, some of the electronic resources available by remote search are restricted to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maryland, College Park. E-mail Marian Burright, the subject area specialist, or call 301-405-9068 for more information.

Contents

Reference Sources
Library Catalog
Journal Article Databases
Electronic Journals
Web Sites
Interlibrary Loan
Questions?

Reference Sources

General Sources

Basic Plant Reference

    Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the US and Canada McKeldin Reference Stacks SB45 .B22 1976 Folio

    Flora of North America North of Mexico McKeldin Reference Stacks QK110.F55 1993 vol.1-3

    Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses McKeldin Reference Stacks RS164.R676 1999

    Merck Index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals McKeldin and Chemistry Reference Stacks RS51.M4 1996

    Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds McKeldin Reference Stacks QK898 .B54P48 1993

Plant Taxonomy

Names of Plants McKeldin Reference Stacks QK96.G54 1989

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature McKeldin Reference Stacks QK96.I51 1988

The Plant Book McKeldin Reference Stacks QK11.M29 1987

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Library Catalog

    Catalog
    Search the Library Catalog to find books, journal titles, government, and other publications on a particular topic.
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Journal Article Databases

    BIOSIS Previews(Biological Abstracts)
    Primary research database for all areas of the life sciences: zoology, botany, microbiology, ecology, anatomy and physiology, molecular biology.

    Biological & Medical Sciences Collection

    Search the Plant Sciences Abstracts, Ecology Abstracts, and Biological Sciences files for research articles on aspects on medicinal plants. This database will also provide a list of relevant web sites on your search topic.

    PubMed

    Search PubMed to locate literature references in the medical literature on medicinal uses of plants.

    Science Citation Index Expanded (1945-)

    Multidisciplinary database with citation searching.

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Journals available full-text online

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Web Sites

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Interlibrary Loan

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Questions?

If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Marian Burright.
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