Cicada Health Article

BOOKS

Bensky, Dan, and Andrew Gamble. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica. rev. ed. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1993.

Kang-Ying, Wong, and Martha Dahlen. "Cicada." In Streetwise Guide to Chinese Herbal Medicine. San Francisco: China Bks. & Periodicals, Inc., 1996.

Molony, David. The American Association of Oriental Medicine's Complete Guide to Chinese Herbal Medicine. New York: The Philip Lief Group, 1998.

Reid, Daniel P. Chinese Herbal Medicine. Boston: Shambhala, 1993.

Williams, Tom. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive System for Health and Fitness. Boston: Element Books, Inc., 1996.

PERIODICALS

Hsieh, M.T., W.H. Peng, F.T. Yeh, et al. "Studies of the Anti-convulsive, Sedative and Hypothermic effects of Periostracum Cicadae Extracts." J Ethnopharmacology 35 (January 1991): 83–90.

Riegel, Garland. "Cicada in Chinese Folklore." Cultural Entomology Digest 3 (November 1994). <http://www.insects.org/ced3/cicada_chfolk.html>.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 505 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. (415) 776-0502.

American Herbal Products Association. 8484 Georgia Ave., Suite 370, Silver Spring, MD 20910. (301) 588-1174. <http://www.ahpa.org>.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (888) 463-6332. <http://www.fda.gov>.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. NCCAM Clearinghouse, National Institute of Health, P.O. Box 8218, Silver Spring, MD 20907-8218. (888) 644-6226. Fax: (301) 495-4957. <http://nccam.nih.gov>.

National Oriental Medicine Accreditation Agency (NOMAA). 3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300, Torrance, CA 90505. (213) 820-2045. <http://www.nomaaa.org>.

OTHER

Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Refusal Actions by FDA as Recorded in OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), Taiwan, Republic of China." Rockville, MD: FDA, June 2003. <http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/6/ora_oasis_c_tw.html>.

Rebecca J. Frey, PhD