Pharmacognosy

Teacher(s)

Leclercq Joëlle;

Language

French
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Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

- Plant drugs in modern therapy - Main usage forms of plants and plant extracts - Quality criteria for medicinal plants and plant extracts - Classes of active compounds from plants and their properties - Toxic plants and plants used in pharmacy as crude drugs, extracts or for extraction of active compounds

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	At the end of this course, the students should: - Know the main raw materials from natural origin to give the best advice and the right information to patients - Know the main types of natural active molecules, their chemical, physical and pharmacological properties - Know the principles and the handling of analytical techniques used to determine the quality of plant drugs The course also explains: - The uses of medicines from plants, interactions and side effects

Content

- Generalities on uses, advantages and drawbacks of phytotherapy, differences with homeopathy, risks of plant uses 
- Phytochemistry:
      - Biosynthesis, physico-chemical and pharmacological properties of the main classes of natural active compounds,
       - Quality control of plant and plant extracts, particular analytical methods and resolution of problems (case studies) -
- Practical part: Chemical analysis of a drug according to the European Pharmacopea

Teaching methods

ex cathedra courses if sanitary situation allows it

Evaluation methods

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated for the theoretic part by a written exam (evaluating memory but also logical and critical thinking as well as integration of data) comprising a practical problem
A continuous evaluation will be organised for the practical part, on the basis of a report wrtitten by the students and a wrtitten test
the theoretical part will count for 17/20 and the practical one for 3/20. Students who succeeded the practical part but who did not obtain enough points in the theoretical part, could be exemplted of the practical part but the note will not be reported for the next year.

Other information

Participation to the practical training is mandatory except special sanitary measures

Online resources

European Pharmacopea and HMPC and ESCOP monographs

Bibliography

Support: livres de référence disponibles à la bibliothèque ou sur le net.

Teaching materials

• plan du cours sur Moodle
• copie des diapositives sur moodle

Faculty or entity

FARM