- Degree Bachelor
- Code: PPS114
- Credit hrs: 3
- Prequisites: None
This course is part of the Biological Sciences Cluster I. This course introduces the students to the basis of use of therapies of herbal and natural origin. The concepts of official medicinal plants, herbal monographs will be discussed. The student will be provided with an overview of basic methods for identification, preparation, and uses of commonly used supplements of natural origin. The evidence based and traditional uses of significant examples of different organs of the plant (leaves, flowers, barks, woods and seeds) will be the main core of the course.
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1 | Plant cell structure, plant cell contents (primary metabolites)(lecture) The use of microscope, microscopic examination of starch.(practical) |
2 | Plant cell contents (secondary metabolites) (lecture) Medicinal plant morphology (practical) |
3 | Definition and nomenclature of medicinal plants, identification of medicinal plants (Morphology)(lecture) Medicinal plant morphology (continued)(practical) |
4 | Identification of medicinal plants (Microscopic and chemical methods)(lecture) Medicinal plant anatomy (practical) |
5 | Medicinal plant monograph, medicinal plant adulteration (lecture) Medicinal plant anatomy (continued)(practical) |
6 | Introduction to medicinal leaves, Senna, Buchu (lecture) Chemical identification of medicinal plants cell contents.(practical) |
7 | Medicinal leaves (continued), Jaborandi, Uva ursi, eucalyptus (lecture) Medicinal leaves, Senna, Buchu, squill (practical) |
8 | Medicinal leaves (digitalis, squill, khat, nicotiana, ginkgo)(lecture) Medicinal leaves (continued), Jaborandi, Uva ursi, eucalyptus and digitalis (practical) |
9 | Introduction to medicinal flowers, German chamomile, Pyrethrum, Arnica, fever few, saffron, safflower. (lecture) Medicinal Flowers (German chamomile, Pyrethrum, saffron, safflower) (practical) |
10 | Medicinal flowers (clove, lavender, tilia, hibiscus, primula, St. John’s wort) (lecture) Medicinal Flowers, clove, tilia, hibiscus, lavender and arnica (practical) |
11 | Medicinal barks (cinchona, cinnamon, willow, cascara, Frangula, pomegranate). (lecture) Medicinal barks (Cascara and frangula) (practical) |
12 | Introduction to medicinal woods and galls, quassia wood, Aleppo galls (lecture)Medicinal barks, woods and galls (cinchona, cinnamon, quassia wood and Aleppo galls) (practical) |
13 | Introduction to medicinal seeds, linseed, cardamom. (lecture) Medicinal Seeds (Linseed, cardamom, psyllium)(practical) |
14 | Medicinal seeds (continued), psyllium, nux vomica, strophanthus(lecture) Medicinal Seeds (Strophanthus, nux vomica)(pratical) |
15 | Medicinal seeds (continued), pumpkin, nutmeg and castor (lecture) Medicinal Seeds (castor and nutmeg) (practical) |
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