BO3114 Herbal Preparations

This course presents the pharmacy of herbal medicine where the focus is on preparations from plants to products. This is a medicine-making lab. Students participate hands-on in the making of preparations for internal and topical use, including infusions and decoctions, tinctures, and other extracts, creams and ointments, compresses, poultices, suppositories and more. Local plant identification and harvesting techniques and practices are incorporated.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BO3108 and BO3115