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Study programmes 2008-2009Last update : 29/06/2009
PHAR0332-1  Pharmacognosy (Partim II)
Duration :  22,5h Th, 10h SEM, 20h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in pharmaceutical sciences, 3rd yearDeuxième quadrimestre5
Holder(s) :  Luc Angenot
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  Partim 2 will be subdivided in two parts:

1.reflexions on phytotherapy with a smattering about traditional medicine and informations about recent developments of phytomedicine.Classification according to the main pharmacological effects of these plants.The student will be able to distinguish variuos pharmaceutical forms ( crude drug, extracts, tinctures..)because the amount of active principles varies according to the nature of extraction solvent.

2.The second part of partim 2 will be devoted to the great classics of pharmacognosy: toxic plants that contain alkaloids, cardiotoxic glycosides...that are still used in medicine just as they are or after derivatization
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 : (Ground floor of Pharmaceutical Institute Building B 36)
Written notes :  Lectrure-notes about lessons, 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)


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