5578 (v.6) Herbal Remedies 529

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Area:	School of Pharmacy
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly
Books and remedies, historical perspectives. Cultivation, collection and storage. Preparation, extraction procedures. Teas. Combinations. Active constituents and modern drugs. Herbalism and homoeopathic remedies - native plant remedies. Quality control and assurance. Plant identification, substitutes and adulterants. Specifications, potency and toxicity. Law advertising and claims - product vending. Uses and abuses. Project.