Some major sections include pharmacognosy, extensive mistletoe information, and poisonous plants. The Center's objectives are to protect and expand populations of medicinal herbs, especially those deemed to be at risk by United Plant Savers. In addition, the Center researches growing methods, encourage organic farming of these herbs and educate the public about the at-risk status of medicinal herbs. A brief description of the project in Spanish and then lists all of the common names with links. It also includes job resources, chemistry resources, professional resources, health, and culture.
Site is organized around membership and organizational information.
There is a list of upcoming conferences and publications, such as Planta Medica . It also contains information on an herb of the month, calendar of events, children's links, speakers registry, and plant collections. The USP promotes public health by establishing and disseminating officially recognized quality standards and authoritative information for the use of medicines and other healthcare technologies by health professionals, patients, and consumers. There are sections on standards development, products, drugs, USP reference standards and publications, including many monographs.