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PHARMACOGNOSTIC SAMPLES AND DOSES
cod. 09209

Academic year 2008/09
0° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Biologia farmaceutica (BIO/15)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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Learning objectives

Objectives of the course are the acquisition of basic manual skills in microscopy and in the management of organoleptic and macroscopic quality control of herbal drugs.  

Prerequisites

<p>The knowledge of basic notions of Plant Biology and Pharmacognosy is mandatory.</p>

Course unit content

Particular attention will be paid to the recognition of diagnostic markers for morphological recognition, identification and authentication of herbal drugs and powdered vegetable drugs: oxalate crystals, sclereids, fibres, starch, pollen, secretory tissues, trichomes, stomata. The main techniques in microscopy will be reviewed.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<p>F. Capasso, F. Borrelli, R. Longo. Farmacognosia Applicata: Controllo Di Qualita Delle Droghe Vegetali Springer, 2007 <br />
Trease and Evans, Farmacognosia, Ed. Piccin <br />
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Teaching methods

The course consists of an initial part of classroom teaching followed by a laboratory. In the laboratory the concepts learned in the classroom will be applied through observation of powdered drugs, plants and fresh tissues and through the manual preparation of specific samples. <br />
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The final exam (oral) will be focused on the whole program. The student must demonstrate to be able to master the basic concepts of each topic.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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