~ Early Web Links ~

The Herb Research Foundation's curated links page points visitors to some of the web's most reputable herbal medicine resources, from botanical databases to professional herbalist guilds. Compiled around 2000, this collection covers everything from medicinal plant monographs and Dr. Duke's phytochemical database to Michael Moore's extensive Southwest School of Botanical Medicine materials.

Botanical.com hosts the full electronic version of 'A Modern Herbal' by Maud Grieve, a landmark 1931 reference covering medicinal, culinary, cosmetic, and economic properties of over 800 herbs and plants. One of the oldest herbal resources on the web, active since 1995, it includes a plant index, recipe index, poisons guide, and columns from herbalism writers.

A moody, atmospheric personal site hosted on Neocities where the owner explores their inner world without censorship, including discussions of depression and intrusive thoughts. The gothic woodland aesthetic and content warnings signal a deeply personal space built around mental health experiences.

A carefully curated directory of free and substantially free mental health resources, filterable by platform, type, and symptom category including anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and suicidality. The site brings together apps, workbooks, online therapy tools, and social support communities to help people improve their mental health without the barrier of cost.

Jennie's personal microblog captures candid slices of her life, including a surprise ADHD diagnosis referral, burnout, and a nostalgic mission to revive old-school block blinkies. The site blends personal reflection with retro web aesthetics, making it a charming and honest corner of the modern indie web.

Hudson's FTM Resource Guide is a comprehensive reference site created for female-to-male transgender men, covering everything from testosterone therapy and surgery options to grooming, clothing, and bathroom tips. Viewed over 20 million times across 180 countries since 2004, this long-running guide is one of the most thorough FTM transition resources on the early web.

Y2kinsomniac's personal site opens with a content warning splash page flagging discussions of mental and physical health, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and medical topics. The high-contrast, bright-color aesthetic sets the tone for what promises to be an honest and personal exploration of health struggles.

A mirror of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, founded by the late herbalist Michael Moore, this site is a massive archive of medicinal plant knowledge including photographs, illustrations, materia medica, herb manuals, folios, and digitized historical texts like the complete US Dispensatory 20th Edition. Visitors will find an extraordinary depth of botanical reference material spanning decades of Moore's teaching, with genus-indexed plant photos, video clips, color illustrations, and extensive lecture notes on clinical and constitutional herbalism.

SimilarMinds.com hosts a large archive of 50+ personality tests covering systems like MOTIVES, Jung/Myers-Briggs typology, Enneagram, personality disorders, and career assessment. The site also features research tools including a Geographic Personality Explorer and studies linking personality types to happiness, health, and political orientation.

A curated directory of professional associations and organizations in holistic and naturopathic medicine, hosted by a clinic in Evergreen, Colorado. Visitors will find links to bodies like the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, homeopathy centers, chiropractic associations, and environmental medicine groups across North America and Europe.