Herbal Courses
UNIT GUIDE
Unit Title and Code : Chemistry of Plants Part 1
Unit Duration : 20 hours in class study, assignments and home study.
Core or Elective Unit: Core Unit
Pre-requisites : - Chemistry, HM01, HM02, HM04, HM05
Mode of Delivery External studies delivered with a combination of texts, workbooks, written assignments and an online final written assessment
Unit Objectives: To provide the participants with knowledge of the pharmacological and phyto-chemical basis of medicinal plants. This unit explores the Major phyto-chemicals and selected herbs which are presented as representative examples of plants with these constituents. Each of the Archetypal plant constituents are discussed highlighting the actions of the constituents, dosages, possible adverse reactions and drug interactions, as well as their potential. The therapeutic actions of isolated plant constituents are compared with whole plant medicines.
Course Content:
- To identify the constituents found in phytotherapies
- To understand these constituents contribute to the pharmacology of medicinal herbs
- To discuss the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these archetypal plant constituents
- To highlight the toxicity potential and contra-indications of the these phytochemicals
- To highlight the pharmacological activity found from these herbal constituents including their absorption, their dosage and duration of treatment
- To highlight any research into these medicinal phytochemicals
Learning Outcomes
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Introduction into the archetypal plant constituents |
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Learning Outcome 2 A basic introduction to the chemistry needed for pharmacognosy |
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Learning Outcome 3 Introduction to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics |
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Learning Outcome 4 The archetypal plant constituents – carbohydrates, fibre, mucilages and gums |
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Learning Outcome 5 The archetypal plant constituents – Phenols |
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Learning Outcome 6 The archetypal plant constituents – Glycosides |
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Learning Outcome 7 The archetypal plant constituents – Flavonoids |
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Learning Outcome 8 The archetypal plant constituents – Flavonoids |
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Lecture Plan:
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Recommended Reading |
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Introduction to Pharamacognocy |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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The archetypal plant constituents |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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Carbohydrates |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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Phenols |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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Glycosides |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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Glycosides |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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Flavonoids |
A. Pengelly pp. |
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Tannins |
A. Pengelly pp. |
Pengelly, A – The Constituents of Medicinal Plants 2nd Ed, Allen & Unwin, NSW
Resources and Texts
Blumenthal, Busse, Goldberg, Gruenwald, Hall, Klein, Riggins & Rister (n.d.), The Complete German Commission E Monographs, Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines, Integrative Medicine Publishers, USA.
Bone, K (n.d.), A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs, Churchill Livingstone, Missouri.
W. C. Evans – 2002 – Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, 15th ed. W.B Saunders, Nottingham, UK
Fisher C. & Painter G. – 1996 – Materia Medica of Western Herbs for the Southern Hemisphere
Hoffman D.– The Holistic Herbal– Element Press
Wohlmuth, H 1998, Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plant Pharmacology, Lismore, NSW.
Relevant texts or journals, paper based material or DVD s.
Bone, K 2002, Potential Herb-Drug Interactions for Commonly Used Herbs (Chart), MediHerb, Warwick, Qld, Australia.
British Herbal Compendium, 1992, British Herbal Medical Association, Bournemouth, UK.
British Herbal Compendium, 1992, British Herbal Medical Association, Bournemouth, UK.
British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1991, British Herbal Medicine Association, Bournemouth, UK.
Chevellier A. 2001 – Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants . Dorling Kindersley
Fisher C. & Painter G. – 1996 – Materia Medica of Western Herbs for the Southern Hemisphere
Hoffman D.– The Holistic Herbal– Element Press
Mowrey, D 1986, The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine, Keats Publishing, New Canaan, U.S.A.
Phyllis A. Balch – 2002- Prescription for Herbal Healing. Penguin Putman Inc
Phyllis A. Balch – 2006- Prescription for Nutritional Healing Penguin Group Publishing
Mills S. & Bone K. – 2000- Principles and practice of Phytotherapy – Churchill Livingstone
Shippard I. 2003 – How can I use herbs in my daily life? David Stewart
Wohlmuth, H 1998, Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plant Pharmacology, Lismore, NSW.
Ellingwood, F 1983, American Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Eclectic Medical Publications, Porltand, Oregon, USA.
Felter, H W 1983, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutic, Eclectic Medical Publications, Portland, Oregon, USA.
PhytoMedicine, Verlag, Stutgart, Germany.
A key to Galen’s Method of Physic” (Culpeper, 1990, 376
Weiss and Weiss, 1992, 35
Hoffman D. CD Rom The Herbalist. 2000
Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99. CD Rom
Mills, S & Bone, K 2000, Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, Churchill Livingstone, London.
Mowrey, D 1986, The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine, Keats Publishing, New Canaan, U.S.A.
PhytoMedicine, Verlag, Stutgart, Germany.
Alternative Medicine," Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation.
