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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
PHAR0332-2  Pharmacognosy (Part II)

Duration :  25h Th, 20h Pr, 2h SEM
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in pharmaceutical sciences, 3rd year5
Lecturer :  Michel Frederich
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
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
Learning outcomes of the course :  
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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Organic chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

Biochemistry

Botany

Pharmacognosy (Partim I)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
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: Wednesdays :from February (in series).
Attendance during practical work is mandatory. In case of justified non-attendance leading to an attendance rate below 90%, the teachers reserve the right to take any action they judge necessary in order to allow the students to catch up the session(s).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Half-year 6
Recommended or required readings :  
  • Pharmacognosy (Parts 2 and 3) will be published by "Editions de l'ULg" in January 2015
  • Lectrure-notes about tutorials and seminars will be available for students
  • reference book: author: J.BRUNETONTitle : "Pharmacognosie, phytochimie, plantes médicinales" pubkished by Tec-Doc, Paris, 2009 - ISBN: 2-7430-0315-4) (An English translation is available)
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination about definite matter. Practicals: 10% of total in the exception of a deficiency in the theoric final exam.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Pr. Dr. Michel Frédérich Fax: 043664332e-mail : M.Frederich@ulg.ac.be(L.Angenot@ulg.ac.be )
Secretary's office: Mrs Bérangère RENAVILLE (Tel.:043664331)
Pr Monique TITS (Tel: 043664334)

Items online :  
Partim II - 2015
Partim II - 2015

partim II et III
Partim II et III



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