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If you are citing a specific herb record, e.g., Ginkgo biloba:

Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc: HerbMed Database, Ginkgo biloba record, http://www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb1.htm

If you cite one of the references in the database, just cite the primary reference directly.

If you want to cite one of the brief summaries, proceed as for a quote within a paper. Cite the summary in full, followed by the reference in parentheses. For example:

"The bioavailability of the main active ingredient in Ginkgo biloba extract, ginkgolid B, was higher in volunteers treated with 40mg twice daily as compared to the single 80mg dose." Drago 2002

(From Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc: HerbMed Database, Ginkgo biloba record, sub-category Clinical Trials http://www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb1.htm)

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HerbMed^® Acknowledgements
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RESEARCHED BY: Michael C. Tims, PhD. candidate June 2001
RESEARCH UPDATED BY: J Mohanasundaram, MD, PhD March 2004

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