The Herb Research Foundation (HRF) is a nonprofit research and educational organization focusing on herbs and medicinal plants. We have files on over 1,000 herbs; over 100,000 scientific articles in our library in Boulder, Colorado; along with traditional use data, plus historical information and various things in electronic format. We serve as a specialty library on herbs and conduct research documenting safety and benefits of herbs, help to develop herbs as cash crops for developing countries and do some environmental conservation projects. We also publish an 80 page color journal, _HerbalGram_ for our members. We copublish this with our sister organization the American Botanical Council in Austin, Texas. It is the best herb magazine anywhere, and keep our members up to date with the latest facts on herbs in science, legislation, and business. The materials in our files are available to the public--although we cannot provide much for free, because we have so little money to keep our staff employed. We are working on developing an herb BBS, and are beginning to distribute some materials on the internet. We also have some grant proposals to get a natural healthcare database online, and we're other steps in the direction of online access too. HRF is working to bring credibility to herbs through scientific research and historical documentation. We want to see nature brought back into modern health care in the US and around the world. By the way, membership in the HRF is open to all with an interest in herbs, costs $35 per year (+$10 foreign) and includes 4 issues of _HerbalGram_. You'll be seeing more from us online, as we extend our reach into the online world. We currently reach about 4 million people each month through magazine articles, radio and television. While we have no FTP site, we are working on that, and through the generosity of Sunsite at UNC, we may soon have a Web page as well. For now, we can provide some information by email, but we already have more work than time (so be patient). For more information about the Foundation, and about accessing information you can write me email at this address, or call (800) 748-2617 (it's voice mail). Rob McCaleb, President Herb Research Foundation 1007 Pearl St. Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80302 USA (303) 449-2265 FAX (303) 449-7849 rmccaleb@hrf.org / herbal@netcom.com