Search Fields for TMGL’s iAHx

Guidance and resources to help you search, access, and use scientific knowledge in Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine.

Search field	Field Name	Description	Example (Traditional Medicine context)
tw	(text word)	Words in title, abstract or descriptors	tw:”traditional chinese medicine” tw:acupuncture
ti	(title)	Words in title	ti:”herbal remedies for diabetes”
ab	(abstract)	Words in abstract (in English)	ab:”efficacy of Ayurvedic therapies”
mh	(MeSH/DeCS descriptor)	Subject descriptor	mh:”phytotherapy” mh:”plant extracts”
mj	(Main subject descriptor)	Main subject	mj:”medicinal plants” mj:”indigenous medicine”
pt	(publication type)	Type of study/article	pt:”clinical trial” pt:”review”
au	(author)	Author name(s)	au:”Zhang Q” au:”Gupta R”
la	(language)	Language of full text	la:en (for English)
cp	(country of publication)	Country where published	cp:”INDIA” cp:”CHINA”
sh	(subject qualifier)	Qualifier for focus	sh:”diagnosis” sh:”therapeutic use”
id	(document ID)	Unique identifier	id:mdl-39885673 id:biblio-1597939
ai	(institutional author)	Corporate author	ai:”National Institutes of Health”
afp	(author affiliation country)	Author’s country	afp:”nepal”
ta	(journal title abbreviation)	Journal abbreviation	ta:”J Ethnopharmacol”
da	(date)	Date of publication	da:2024* (for all documents from 2024) da:202503*(for all documents from 2025 published in March)

Sample Searches

Sample Searches 

• General search on traditional medicine

tw:”traditional medicine”

• Main topic in medicinal plants

mj:”medicinal plants”

• Acupuncture as a therapeutic practice

mh:”acupuncture” AND sh:”therapeutic use”

• Review articles on Ayurveda

tw:ayurveda AND pt:”review”

• Studies on herbal treatments for COVID-19

tw:”herbal medicine” AND ti:”COVID-19″

• English-language articles from China

la:en AND cp:”CHINA”

Example Search Strategy for Evidence

Search Strategy Maps for the Evidence Map on Aromatherapy clinical effectiveness

Evidence Map on Aromatherapy clinical effectiveness
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(Aromatherapy OR “Aroma therapy” OR ti:”tea tree oil” OR “Volatile Oils” OR “volative oil” OR “Volatile Organic Compounds” OR “Essential Oils” OR “essential oil”) OR ((Volatiloma OR Volatilome OR Hidrolates OR hydrosols OR “Fatty Oil” OR “Oil-Resin” OR “Plant Oils” OR Silexan OR “lavender oil” OR (lavender oil*) OR “tea tree oil” OR “tea tree oils” OR “peppermint oil” OR rowatinex OR myrtol OR pinetonina OR gelomyrtol OR colpermin OR “Abies alba” OR “Ajowan” OR “Trachyspermum ammi” OR “Rosmarinus officinalis” OR “Lippia sidoides” OR “Baccharis dracunculifolia” OR “Illicium verum” OR Artemisia OR “Artemisia vulgaris” OR Arruda OR Ruda OR “Ruta graveolens” OR “Aneto semente” OR “Dill seed” OR “Anethum graveolens” OR “Angelica Raiz” OR “Angelica archangelica” OR Bergamota OR “Citrus bergamia” OR Benzoin OR “Styrax benzoin” OR “Breu Branco” OR “Protium pallidum” OR Cade OR “Juniperus oxycedrus” OR Cajeput OR “Melaleuca leucadendron” OR “Calendula ABSOLUTO” OR “Calendula officinalis” OR “Camomila azul” OR “Matricaria chamomilla” OR “Camomila romana” OR “Anthemis nobilis” OR “Canela folha” OR “Ciannamomum zeylanicum” OR Canela OR Cassia OR “Cinnamomum cassia” OR Cardamomo OR “Elettaria cardamomum” OR Carraway OR “Carum carvi” OR “Carrot seed” OR “Daucus carota” OR Cedarwood OR “Cedro Virgínia” OR “Juniperus virginiana” OR”Cedro atlas” OR “Cedrus atlantica” OR Aipo OR “Salsão semente” OR “Celery seed” OR “Apium graveolens” OR “Cinnamomum camphora” OR “HO WOOD” OR “Cinnamomum camphora” OR Ravintsara OR Cipreste OR “Cupressus sempervirens” OR Citronela OR “Cymbopogom nardus” OR “Citronela java” OR “Cymbopogom wintergreen” OR “Copaiba oil” OR “Copaifera officinalis” OR Coriander OR “Coriandum sativum” OR Cravo OR “Syzygium aromaticum” OR “Eugenia caryophyllata” OR Cumin OR “Cuminum cyminum” OR Elemi OR “Canarium commune” OR “Erva baleeira” OR “Cordia verbenacea” OR Funcho OR “Foeniculum vulgare” OR “Espruce Canadense” OR Tsuga OR “Tsuga canadensis” OR Estragon OR Estragão OR Tarragon OR “Artemisia dracunculus” OR “Eucalipto citriodora” OR “Eucalyptus citriodora” OR “Eucalipto globulos” OR “Eucalyptus globulus” OR “Eucalipto staigerina” OR “Eucalyptus stageriana” OR “Eucalipto radiata” OR “Eucalyptus radiata” OR Fragonia OR Agonis OR Gengibre OR “Zingiber officinale” OR Geranio OR “Pelargonium graveolens” OR “Pelargonium odorantissimum” OR “Pelargonium asperum” OR “GrapeFruit” OR “Citrus paradisi” OR Hyssop OR “Hyssopus officinalis” OR Immortelle OR “Helichrysum angustifolia” OR “Helichrysum italicum” OR Junipero OR “Juniper berry” OR Zimbro OR “Juniperus communis” OR Jasmim OR “Jasminum officinale” OR “Laranja amarga” OR “Citrus aurantium” OR “Laranja sinensis” OR “Citrus sinensis valencia” OR “Citrus aurantium dulcis” OR “Citrus valencia” OR Lavanda OR “Lavandula angustifolia” OR Lavandin OR “Lavandula hybrid” OR “Lavandin dentata” OR “Lavandula dentata” OR “Lavandula stoechas” OR “Lavandula stoechas” OR Lemongrass OR “Cymbopogon flexuosus” OR Lemongrass OR “Capim limão” OR “Cymbopogon citratus” OR “Lemon verbena” OR “Lippia citriodora” OR “Thymus hiemalis” OR “Lemon Tea Tree” OR “Leptospermum petersonii” OR Levisticum OR Ligústica OR Lovage OR “Levisticum officinale” OR Lime OR “Limão tahiti” OR “Citrus aurantifolia” OR “Limão siciliano” OR “Citrus limon” OR “Citrus limonum” OR “Lótus azul” OR “Nymphaea caerulea” OR Mandarina OR “Citrus reticulata” OR mandarin OR Manjericão OR “Ocimum basilicum” OR Manjerona OR “Origanum majorana” OR Manuka OR “Leptospermum scoparium” OR “Marigold tagetes” OR “Tagetes glandulifera” OR “May chang” OR “Litsea cubeba” OR “Litsea cubeba” OR Melissa OR “Melissa officinalis” OR “Mentha arvensis” OR “Mentha piperita” OR Mirra OR “Commiphora myrha” OR “Myrte rouge” OR “Myrtus communis” OR “Nardo verde” OR “Nepal jatamassi” OR “Nepeta cataria” OR Néroli OR “Citrus bigaradia” OR “Noz moscada” OR “Myristica fragrans” OR Olíbano OR Frankincense OR “Boswellia carteri” OR Orégano OR “Oreganus vulgare” OR Palmarosa OR “Cymbopogon martinii” OR Patchouli OR “Pogosteman cablin” OR Petitgrain OR “Citrus aurantium” OR “Pimenta preta” OR “Pipper Black” OR “Piper nigrum” OR “Pimenta rosa” OR “Schinus terebinthifolius” OR “Louro Bay” OR Bay OR “Laurus nobilis” OR “Pinheiro silvestre” OR “Pinus silvestris” OR “Pinho siberia” OR “Abies sibirica” OR Rosa OR “Rosa centifolia” OR “Rosa Otto” OR “Rosa damascena” OR “Sálvia esclarea” OR “Salvia sclarea” OR “Salvia espanhola” OR “Salvia lavandulaefolia'” OR “Salvia lavandulifolia” OR Sage OR “Sálvia dalmaciana” OR “Salvia officinalis” OR Sandalo OR “Santalum austrocaledonicum” OR “Sandalo amyris” OR “Amyris balsamifera” OR “Sandalo Myore” OR “Santalum album” OR Sucupira OR “Pterodon emarginatus” OR Tangerina OR “Citrus nobilis” OR tangerine OR “Tangerina cravo” OR “Citrus reticulata” OR “Tea tree” OR “Melaleuca alternifolia” OR Tomilho OR “Thymus zygis” OR “Thymus vulgaris” OR “Lemon Thyme” OR “Thymus citriodorus” OR Turmeric OR “Curcuma longa” OR “Vanille extrato vegetal” OR “Vanilla planifolia” OR “Verbena Índia” OR “verbena brasileira” OR “Lippia alba” OR Vetvert OR “Vertveria zizanioides” OR “Violeta folha ABSOLUTO” OR “Violet Leaf” OR “Viola odorata” OR Wintergreen OR “Gaultheria fragrantissima” OR “Gaultheria procumbens” OR “Banho de floresta” OR “Shinrin-yoku” OR Terpenos OR terpenes OR Sesquiterpenos OR sesquiterpenes) AND (ti:Calm OR ti:Lasea OR ti:Kalm OR Volatiloma OR Volatilome OR Inhalation OR Vaporization OR Massage OR ti:Topic* OR “topical application” OR “Topical application” OR ti:Oral OR Hidrolates OR hydrosols OR “Cold pressing oil”) AND (treating OR treatment OR “clinical use” OR “medicinal use” OR “clinical application” OR effectiveness OR efficacy OR therapy OR therapies OR therapeutic OR “therapeutic use” OR “clinical effect”))

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