Below are links to researches on acupuncture and herbs.  Please take advantage of those sites to understand in detail about oriental medicine.

• PUBMED

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

  Everything about current medical, biochemical, chemical and biological researches.

  Free data base.

• NCCAM NIH

  http://nccam.nih.gov/

  The official NIH (National Institute of Health) website.

• ACUPUNCTURE NIH

  http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/

  The official NIH website, an acupuncture division.  This includes an introduction to acupuncture and the kinds of disease it can treat.

• ACADEMY OF CHINESE MEDICAL SCIENCES

  http://www.catcm.ac.cn/html/english news/index.html

  One of the top medical academies in China.

  This is the official government-sponsored site for Chinese medical sciences.

• CHINA ASSOCIATION OF ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION

  http://www.caam.cn/

  One of the top traditional Chinese medicine sites in the acupuncture division.