BO4145 Materia Medica 1 for Herbal Sciences

This course is the introduction to the materia medica series, taught with a foundation in plant taxonomy and pharmacognosy. The plant family structure acts as a mapping for learning nomenclature, energetics, folklore, chemical constituents, medicinal applications, pharmacy, toxicology and safety factors of chosen botanicals. Key actions of the herbs are explored based on several world herbal models, and the science and art of formulating are developed.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BC3163, BC4140, BO3114 and BO3115

Corequisite

BO4148