This collection of fact sheets and other resources from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and other federal government sources provides information about dietary supplements and their ingredients. These include vitamins, minerals, herbs and botanicals, probiotics, and more. Many of these resources are available in versions written for health professionals and for consumers (in both English and Spanish).
A
- Acai
- Herbs at a Glance: Acai
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Acai Berry
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Common names: acai, açaí, Amazonian palm berry.
Latin name: Euterpe oleracea.
- Alfalfa
- Alfalfa
- Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Aloe vera
- Aloe Vera
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Aloe Vera
- Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Common names: aloe vera, aloe, burn plant, lily of the desert, elephant’s gall
Latin names: Aloe vera, Aloe barbadensis
- Ashwagandha
- Astragalus
- Astragalus
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Common names: astragalus, bei qi, huang qi, ogi, hwanggi, milk vetch
Latin names: Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus mongholicus
B
- Bacopa monnieri
- Bee pollen
- Bee pollen
- Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Berberine
- Bilberry
- Bilberry
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Common names: bilberry, European blueberry, whortleberry, huckleberry
Latin name: Vaccinium myrtillus
- Bitter orange
- Bitter Orange
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Bitter Orange for weight loss (see Weight Loss)
Common names: bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange, zhi shi
Latin name: Citrus aurantium
- Black cohosh
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
- Botanical Dietary Supplements
- Bromelain
- Bromelain
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Common names: bromelain, pineapple extract
Latin name (for pineapple): Ananas comosus L.
- Butterbur
- Butterbur
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Common names: butterbur, petasites and purple butterbur. Butterbur is also known under several patented standardized extract forms, such as Petadolex.
Latin names: Petasites hybridus (also known as Petasitidis hybridus, Petasites officinalis, or Tussilago hybrida).
F
- Fenugreek
- Fenugreek
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
- Feverfew
- Feverfew
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
- Flaxseed
Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum)
G
- Garlic
- Garlic and immune function (see Immune Function)
- Garlic
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Garlic (Allium sativum)
- Ginger
- Ginger
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Ginkgo
- Ginkgo
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Ginkgo
- Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
- Ginseng
Asian Ginseng (Panax ginseng)
- Goldenseal
- Goldenseal
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
- Grape seed extract
- Grape Seed Extract
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Grape Seed Oil (seed extract of Vitis vinifera)
- Green tea
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis)
- Guar gum (see Weight Loss)
K
- Kava
- Kava
- Kava
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Kava (Piper methysticum)
- Ketones
L
- Lavender
- Lavender
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Licorice root
- Licorice Root
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
N
- Nitric oxide
- Noni
- Noni
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
R
- Red clover
- Red Clover
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
- Rhodiola
- Rhodiola
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
S
- Sage
- Sage
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Saw palmetto
- Saw Palmetto
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
- Soy
Soy (Glycine max)
- St. John's wort
St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
T
- Tea
- Green Tea
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Tea and Cancer Prevention
- Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Tea and tea catechins and immune function (see Immune Function)
- Tea
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis)
- Thunder god vine
- Thunder God Vine
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Turmeric
- Turmeric
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
V
- Valerian
- Valerian
- Valerian
- Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Valerian (Valerian officinalis)
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