Courses Handbook 2009

311047 (v.1) Evidence Based Complementary Medicine 320


Area: School of Pharmacy
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x .5 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: The context of pharmacognosy in modern pharmacy and aspects of the nature and role of herbs and herbal remedies; Alkaloids, glycosides, volatile oils and miscellaneous chemical constituents (e.g. coumarins and flavonoids) - their characteristics and importance as bioactive compounds; Indigenous (Aboriginal) medicines as sources of information on useful plant derived medicines; Australian Aboriginal use of medicinal plant materials; Botanical, chemical and pharmacological aspects of medicinal herbs and herbal remedies; Alternative medicines related to pharmacognosy (e.g. homeopathy, aromatherapy); Source of evidence-based Complementary Medicine research.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 019907 Pharmacology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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