Course Description
Study of medicinal plants in healthcare systems; drug evaluation and identification for adulterants; WHO guidelines for herbal drugs assessment; brief knowledge on alkaloids, glycosides, volatile oils, tannins, resins and resin combinations (definition, classification, extraction, classifications and few examples); isolation and extraction methods in phyto-pharmacognosy; chromatographic applications with respect to natural products, HPLC, etc.; general concepts of natural products and phytomedicines used in clinical practice as alternative medicine.
Practice/lab: Chemical tests and few experiments related to drug evaluation and identification of naturally occurring powders and given drugs.
Course ID: NPAM 304
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
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