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PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY WITH ELEMENTS OF PHYTOCHEMISTRY
BOTANICA FARMACEUTICA CON ELEMENTI DI FITOCHIMICA

A.Y. Credits
2023/2024 6
Lecturer Email Office hours for students
Daniele Fraternale From Monday to Friday by appointment via institutional email
Teaching in foreign languages
Course with optional materials in a foreign language English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language.

Assigned to the Degree Course

Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (LM-13)
Curriculum: PERCORSO COMUNE
Date Time Classroom / Location
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Learning Objectives

The aim of the course is to teach the principles of botany and the concept of the plant as a producer of chemicals useful for health. For this reason, the aim of the course is to provide to  students  the knowledge of Plant Biology, Pharmaceutical Botany and Phytochemistry.

Program

1-Plant Biology: principles of plant biology, plant cell, plant tissues, structure and organization of plant organs: root, stem, leaf, etc.

2-Pharmaceutical Botany: study of plants of pharmaceutical interest that have therapeutic properties, their systematic botany and their active components (chemical structure and function). List of  treated plants: Glycoside cardioactive plants: Digitalis purpurea L.; Digitalis lanata Ehrh; Urginea maritima L. Anthraquinone plants: Rhamnus purshiana DC.; Rhamnus frangula L.;Rheum palmatum L; Aloe ssp. Mucilage plants: Althaea officinalis L.; Malva sylvestris L.; Mucillagini delle alghe. Tannin plants: Hamamelis virginiana L..Cannabinoids plants: Cannabis sativa L.. Alcaloids plants:Taxus baccata L.; Ephedra ssp; Papaver somniferum L.; Erytroxylon coca L.; Atropa belladonna L.; Datura stramonium L.; Hyoscyamus niger L,.Essential oils plants: Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees; I.; Camomilla recutita L.; Anthemis nobilis L..Mentha x piperita L.Pimpinella anisum L.

Bridging Courses

No prerequisites required

Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)

Knowledge and understanding:

At the end of the course the student must be able to know the plant cell and the structural and functional characteristics of the different groups of terrestrial plants; to identify and to describe the main plants of pharmaceutical interest and the drugs obtained from them; to know the main groups of secondary metabolites of plants of pharmaceutical interest.

Applying knowledge and understanding:

At the end of the course, the student must be able to know the organization of the plant cell and the tissues and organs of plants; to grouping herbal drugs according to the active ingredients they contain and their therapeutic activity; to apply the knowledge acquired for the correct use of   phytochemicals in the field of health products.

Making judgements:

At the end of the course, the student must be able to decide independently on the use of herbal drugs and / or active ingredients of plant origin more suitable for different needs.

Communication skills:

At the end of the course the student must be able to communicate clearly and with the appropriate terms from a scientific point of  view, in the field of plant biology, pharmaceutical botany and products containing molecules synthesized by plants and their use for health.

 Learning skills:

At the end of the course the student will have to be able to deal independently with the specific scientific means today available, and to use these means for his scientific updating in the field of plant drugs.

Teaching Material

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Supporting Activities

No supporting activities


Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment

Teaching

Front lessons (Italian) with PC and video-projector (Power Point).

Course books

Claudio Longo, Giovanna Marziani, Biologia delle piante, UTET (consultation)

Pasqua- Botanica generale e biodiversità vegetale- PICCIN (consultation)

E. Maugini, L. Maleci Bini, M. mariotti Lippi - Manuale di Botanica Farmaceutica - Piccin (reference text)

Assessment

Oral examination. To verify the level of preparation of the student, 3 questions will be asked regarding the topics of the course. If the students enrolled on the exam exceed ten units, the exam will be written with three open questions. The evaluation in both cases is expressed in thirtieth and the evaluation will take into account the knowledge of the topics, their exposure, the correct use of the appropriate terminology, the ability to reason and the ability to establish connections between the different topics where possible. After considering the plants of pharmaceutical interest listed in the program, the student will have to bring 5 of his choice for the exam.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Additional Information for Non-Attending Students

Teaching

The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it


 

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises) and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

Claudio Longo, Giovanna Marziani - Biologia delle piante - UTET

Pasqua- Botanica generale e biodiversità vegetale- PICCIN

E. Maugini, L Maleci Bini, M. Mariotti Lippi- Manuale di Botanica farmaceutica - Piccin

Assessment

Oral examination. To verify the level of preparation of the student, 3 questions will be asked regarding the topics of the course. If the students enrolled on the exam exceed ten units, the exam will be written with three open questions. The evaluation in both cases is expressed in thirtieth and the evaluation will take into account the knowledge of the topics, their exposure, the correct use of the appropriate terminology, the ability to reason and the ability to establish connections between the different topics where possible.

After considering the plants of pharmaceutical interest listed in the program, the student will have to bring 5 of his choice for the examination.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

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