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PHAR432; Advances in Phytotherapy and Herbal Medicine

Students will be made aware of recent developments in phytotherapy and herbal medicine. Selected
medicinal plants and herbal preparations will be used for illustrations. Students will appreciate advantages
and disadvantages of both orthodox and traditional...

PHAR431: Plant Poisons and Pesticides

In this course students will be made aware that plant products are not only potentially therapeutic in
humans but can also be toxic to both humans and animals including pests. The course will inform
students to recognize biological sources, physico-chemical...

PHAR430: Pharmacognosy/Herbal Medicine Project

(As for PHAR 410, PHAR 420)

PHAR333: Natural Drug Production and Evaluation Practical

In this course students will acquire practical skills for the evaluation, standardization and quality
assessment of natural drugs of plant origin. The course will entail the application of microscopy,
quantitative microscopy, fluorescence phenomena and...

PHAR234: Phytochemistry Practical

In this course students will apply standard phytochemical tests to establish the chemical identity and
evaluate the pharmaceutical potential of medicinal plant products. Students will be enabled to perform
standardisation and quality assessment of natural...

PHAR232: Phytochemistry

This course will introduce students to medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites as potential
therapeutic agents. Students will be enabled to identify active chemical constituents of medicinal plants
in terms of their structure and biological...

PHAR133: Pharmacognosy Practical

This course will introduce students to the structural and functional features of the light microscope and its
accessories. Students will use the microscope to examine unicellular products of pharmaceutical interest.
Cell contents to be examined will include...

PHAR 331 Natural Drug Production and Evaluation

This course will ensure appreciation and understanding of factors which influence cultivation, collection,
preparation and storage of medicinal plants and also the scientific and technological processes of analysis
of natural drugs of plant origin. The...

PHAR 131: Pharmacognosy

In this course students will study the following: Plant morphology, plant cell types and structure,
organized cell inclusions, introductory taxonomy, isolation techniques for tissues and cells. In addition
students will study the history and scope of...