QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TEST ON PLANT MATERIAL

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

ACV010

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Degree:

Course of Single Cycle Degree 5 years in PHARMACY

Disciplinary Sector:

Pharmacology

Is part of:

APPLIED PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

FERRANTE CLAUDIO

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge from plant biology and pharmacology

Objectives

Critical knowledge of ethnobotanical information
Idetification and descriprion of main wild medicinal plants of traditional medicines.
Valorizzation of floristic of wild flora as cultural and economic heritagea

Contents

Plant biodiversity as resource
A sustainable productive chain: the example of medicinal plant
Experimental models for quality assurance on medicinal plant and herbal extract

Recommended Bibliography

- Appunti delle lezioni
- Bruni A., Biologia farmaceutica, Ed. Pearson.
- Maugini E. et al., Botanica farmaceutica , Piccin editore, - Bruni A., Nicoletti M. Dizionario ragionato di Erboristeria e Fitoterapia, Piccin editore, - Bruni A., Farmacognosia generale ed applicata, Piccin editore Padova
- MAFFEI, Metabolismo e Prodotti Secondari delle Piante. UTET

Teaching Methods

Frontal talks
Laboratory practice

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Multiple choice test (30 question, correct answer +1. Minimum 18 correct answer to pass the exam) or interview on selected topic.

Test or exam could be taken in english (for foreign students)

Contacts/More Information

Excursion and guided tours could be offered during classes

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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