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PHAR0332-1

Pharmacognosy (Partim II)


Duration :22,5h Th, 10h SEM, 20h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
3rd year of the 5 year degree in pharmacist5
Holder(s) :Luc Angenot
Course contents : Pharmacognosy is the study of natural substances, principally plants, that find use in medicine.
Course objective : To treat the education of pharmacy students thanks to the multidisciplinary field of pharmacognosy: -informations about phytochemical classes and metabolites (active principles mainly);- description of plants used not only in medicine but also in food and cosmetics; -survey of the main toxic plants of our environment; -pharmacological interest and limitations of medicinal plants used in phytotherapy; -specific methods of quality control in pharmacognosy described in European Pharmacopoeia (drugs, extracts, essential oils, fixed oils...)...
Prerequisites : Organic chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

Biochemistry

Botany

Pharmacognosy (Partim I)
Workshops : Identification of some medicinal plants described in European Pharmacopoeia ( macro- and microscopical examinations) and seminars about their use in medicine

Laboratory of pharmacognosy (3d floor of Pharmaceutical Institute)

Schedule: Wednesday :9.00-12.00 ; 14.00-17.00 during 12 weeks from February (in series)
Organization : Half-year 6

Friday:8.30-10.00

Some lectures are included in seminars given on Wednesdays (Room 3/67)

Friday : Auditorium STERNON (Ground floor of Pharmaceutical Institute Building B 36)
Written notes : Lectrure-notes about tutorials and seminars are delivered to students

reference book: author: J.BRUNETON

Title : "Pharmacognosie, phytochimie, plantes médicinales" pubkished by Tec-Doc, Paris, 1999 - ISBN: 2-7430-0315-4) (An English translation is available)
Assessment : Written examination about definite matter
Contacts : Prof. Dr. Luc ANGENOT

Fax: 043664332

e-mail:L.Angenot@ulg.ac;be

Secretary's office: Mrs Nathalie MATAGNE (Tel.:043664331)

Senior Lecturer : Dr Monique TITS (Tel: 043664334)

Research Associate :Dr Michel FREDERICH ( Tel: 043664338)




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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