Unit MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HERBAL MEDICINES

Course
Pharmacy
Study-unit Code
A000575
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Maria Carla Marcotullio
Teachers
  • Maria Carla Marcotullio
Hours
  • 28 ore - Maria Carla Marcotullio
CFU
4
Course Regulation
Coorte 2023
Offered
2023/24
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
BIO/15
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Phytotherapy. Crude drug, active principle and phytocomplex. Classes of active principles. Herbal products and their formulation.
Reference texts
F. Firenzuoli - Fitoterapia- Edra
F. Capasso, G. Grandolini, A.A. Izzo- Fitoterapia- Springer Verlag, 2006
Slides
Educational objectives
The student will acquire the skills of dealing with the use of herbal products used in phytotherapy and food supplementation.
Prerequisites
It is important the knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Organic chemistry.
Teaching methods
Didactic methods are mainly based on front lectures that will explain different topics with the help of slides. The lectures are set as an interactive and discussed dialogue between student-teacher.
Other information
Attendance is not compulsory, but encouraged
Learning verification modality
Oral examination (20-30 min).
The exam questions will include a general question (legislation, preparation of herbal medicines) and a question on herbal medicines used for the treatment of a pathology.
Extended program
Phytotherapy and conventional therapy. Crude drug, active compounds and phytocomplex. Classes of phytochemicals and factors affecting their presence. Herbal products and their formulations. Herbal products: claims, interactions and adverse effects.
Interactions between conventional therapies and herbal products. Herbal products affecting; gastrointestinal apparatus and digestion, liver and bile ducts, urinary system, adaptogen herbal products. Herbal products affecting: respiratory system, CNS and ANS. Methods to improve apparent solubility and bioavailability API from vegetable source.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Health and wellness
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