International Teaching | APPLIED PHARMACOGNOSY
International Teaching APPLIED PHARMACOGNOSY
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cod. 0712100100
APPLIED PHARMACOGNOSY
| 0712100100 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA | |
| EQF6 | |
| HERBAL SCIENCE | |
| 2025/2026 |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2020 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO/15 | 12 | 48 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition of knowledge on the quality control of herbal products, with the attention to regulatory aspects in Europe and in the world. Application of the acquired knowledge to critical analysis of validated protocols in the field of quality and safety of medicinal plants and herbal products. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| IT WILL BE USEFUL TO HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING COURSES: PLANT BIOLOGY, PHARMACOGNOSY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
| Contents | |
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| QUALITY CONTROL FOR HERBAL PRODUCTS AND VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (4 H) QUALITY AND QUALITY CONTROL: EFFICACY, SAFETY, VARIABLE COMPOSITION CONTAMINATION (4 H) MARKER COMPOUNDS ANALYSIS AND FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS (4 H) TAXONOMY FOR VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINES (4 H) PROTOCOLS FOR QUALITY CONTROL FOLLOWING WHO GUIDELINE ON "QUALITY CONTROL OF MEDICINAL PLANT MATERIALS" (4 H) WHO GUIDELINES ON GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS (4 H) WHO GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF HERBAL MEDICINES WITH REFERENCE TO CONTAMINANTS AND RESIDUES (4 H) TAXONOMY FOR VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINES (4 H) FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS IN AUTHENTICATION OF HERBAL DRUGS (4 H) INSTRUMENTAL CHROMATOGRAPHY IN QUALITY CONTROL AND ANALYSIS: LC, GC, LC-MS, GC-MS (4 H) QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC CLASSES OF PHYTOCOMPOUNDS: ALKALOIDS (4 H) QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC CLASSES OF PHYTOCOMPOUNDS: TERPENS (4 H) QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC CLASSES OF PHYTOCOMPOUNDS: POLYPHENOLS (4 H) |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| LECTURES, EXERCISES. ATTENDANCE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY VERIFIED BY ADMINISTERING A TEST AT THE END OF EACH LESSON. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| EVALUATION TESTS, COMPRENSION TESTS AFTER EVERY LECTURE, AND ORAL FINAL EXAMINATION. VERIFICATION TESTS, GIVEN AT THE END OF EACH LESSON, ARE FOCUSED TO EVALUATE THE UNDERSTANDING LEVEL AND CONSIST IN 30 QUIZS WITH A TRUE/FALSE RESPONSE OR QUIZ WITH A MULTIPLE RESPONSE. FOR EACH TEST THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE 45 MINUTES AVAILABLE. THE EVALUATION OF EACH VERIFICATION TEXT WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THIRTY. Subsequently, the average of the individual test assessments will be used as the written grade to be confirmed by the oral test. ORAL EXAM CONSISTS IN A DISCUSSION OF THE CONTENT OF THE VERIFICATION TESTS GIVEN AFTER THE LECTURES. ORAL EXAMINATION WILL DURING ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES AND THE EVALUATION WILL BE IN N/30. |
| Texts | |
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| NOTES FROM LECTURES. DIDACTICAL MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED DURING LESSONS. EVERY BOOK REPORTING THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE QUALITY CONTROL METHODS FOR HERBAL MATERIALS, WHO, 2011 WHO GUIDELINES ON GOOD AGRICULURAL AND COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS, 2003 WHO GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF HERBAL MEDICINES WITH REFERENCE TO CONTAMINANTS AND RESIDUES, WHO, 2007 |
| More Information | |
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| HTTP://WWW3.UNISA.IT/DOCENTI/MONTORO/INDEX |
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