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Placement in Pharmacognosy

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:18.06.2021 14:57:46
Study Course Information
Course Code:ZFTK_030LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:1.00ECTS:1.50
Branch of Science:Pharmacy; PharmacognosyTarget Audience:Pharmacy
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Edita Romāne
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Applied Pharmacy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours12
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Plant and Animal Biology. Latin. English. Basic concepts and terminology of Pharmacognosy; knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of the main groups of plants active substances; understanding of the identity and goodness of crude herbal drugs, regulatory documents governing them, working skills with these documents. Knowledge of the nomenclature of medicinal plants and herbs.
Objective:
1. Expand and strengthen the knowledge obtained during lessons about the most frequently used medicinal plants in scientific medicine. 2. Promote practical skills in correct crude drug preparation (harvesting, pre-treatment, drying, standardisation) and storage methods. 3. Improve practical skills to differentiate morphological appearance of medicinal plants, crude drugs and their adulterants.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Basic rules for the preparation of crude drug that complies with the requirements of the regulatory document: selection of a suitable place for collecting the drug; the choice of a rational method of drug collection; proper implementation of the drug collection process; pre-treatment; drying; standardisation.Classes3.00laboratory
2Basic rules of herbal drug storage.Classes1.00laboratory
3Development of a detailed description of the process of implementation of the individual placement task (instructions for preparation of drugs and herbaria).Classes2.00laboratory
Assessment
Unaided Work:
1. Make a review of drying process of crude drugs, including appropriate temperature and conditions; find out expiration date and storage conditions. 2. Development of the instructions for collecting herbaria and crude drugs (the individual practice task). 3. Create study placement diary and fill it in accordingly to the given requirements. 4. Preparation of individually collected herbal drug and herbaria according to the requirements described in the placement diary.
Assessment Criteria:
• regular attendance of practical classes and active participation in them; • demonstration of good results during tests (4-10 points); • placement diary – timely submitted and filled in according to the requirements (pass); • quality evaluation of prepared herbaria and crude drugs (1-10 points).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Test
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Upon completion of the placement programme the students will know: • to differentiate the most commonly used medicinal plants in scientific medicine from their adulterants; • characteristic morphological features of plants and diagnostic features of crude drugs; • the basic knowledge of crude drug preparation and storage.
Skills:Students will be able to find and identify medicinal plants in the wild; accordingly to correct steps, prepare qualitative crude drugs from plant origin and ensure their storage.
Competencies:Students will be able to produce qualitative drugs that meet the requirements of their identity and goodness according to the regulatory documents.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1E-studijās ievietots mācību materiāls: Pārskats par Latvijai raksturīgiem biotopiem un to fitocenozēs augošiem mācību programmā iekļautiem ārstniecības augiem/sagatavoja E. Romāne.
2E-studijās ievietots mācību materiāls: Drogu sagatavošanas (tai piemērotas vietas izvēle, vākšanas, pirmapstrādes, žāvēšanas, standartizēšanas) un glabāšanas pamatnoteikumi/sagatavoja E. Romāne.
3E-studijās ievietots mācību metodisks materiāls: Farmakognozijas ar fitoterapijas kursu mācību programmā iekļauto ārstniecības augu, dzīvnieku, to drogu un produktu nosaukumu saraksts/sagatavoja E. Romāne.
4E-studijās ievietots mācību metodisks materiāls: Farmakognozijas ar fitoterapijas kursu mācību programmā iekļauto drogu un produktu izskata apraksts atbilstīgi to identitāti un labvērtību reglamentējošam normatīvam dokumentam/sagatavoja E. Romāne.
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Additional Reading
1WHO. 2003. WHO guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants/WHO. Geneva: WHO.
2EMA. 2006. Guideline on good agricultural and collection practice (GACP) for for starting materials of herbal origin. London. Pieejams: http://www.ema.europa.eu
3Šulcs, V., atb. red. Vaskulāro augu flora. Rīga, 1999.-2016.
Other Information Sources
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