PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Course Sheet

Course code:

00166

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Divisions:

Cognomi A-G

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of Single Cycle Degree 5 years in PHARMACY

Disciplinary Sector:

Pharmaceutic Biology

Is part of:

PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MENGHINI LUIGI

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

102

Prerequisites:

General knowledge of plant cells and their secondary metabolites. General concept of evolution, biodiversity and differentiation.

Objectives

Study of the plants in the morphological-functional aspects (from the cellular level, to tissues and organs) and the reproductive system. The systematic analysis of the main species, belonging to algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pteridophytes, spermatophytes, containing active metabolites of medicinal interest , and their uses.
The Pharmaceutical Botany module, integrated to the Pharmacognosy module, has as main objective the acquisition, by the student, of knowledge of the vegetative and reproductive organization of the plant organisms and their taxonomy with particular reference to the species of officinal interest with implications application.

Contents

-General botany
-Sistematic botany

Extended Syllabus

Introduction
Pharmaceutical Botany, definition and objectivests.
Plants as a source of substances of pharmaceutical interest.
Levels of organization: cell, tissue, organ. Flowers, fruits and seeds. Metabolic functions (photosynthesis, cell respiration, transpiration, growth, reproduction) and phyto-hormones.

Reproduction
Sexual and vegetative reproduction.
Life cycles: aplonte, diplonte, aplodiplonte. Reproductions in higher plants (angiospermae).

Systematic and taxonomy
Definition and objectives. The specie. Classification criteria of the vegetable domain. Nomenclature. Morphologic and chemical characters. Biochemistry and secondary plant metabolites.

Tallophyta
Algae: general remarks about structure, ecophysiology and antropopharmaceutical importance. Systematic: Cyanothyta , Rhodophyta, Phaeophyta, Chlorophyta.
Fungi: general remarks, ecophysiology and pharmaceutical importance. Cormophyta
Lichens: general remarks, structures, reproduction and classification. Lichens of commercial and industrial interest.
Bryophyta: general remarks.

Tracheophyta
Pteridophyta: general remarks, structures, reproduction and classification. Samples of pharmaceutical interest.

Spermatophyta
Gymnospermae: general remarks, structures, reproduction and classification. Main samples of pharmaceutical interest.
Angiospermophytae: General remarks, reproduction, floral morphologies, fruit and seeds morphologies.
Magnoliopsida
Characters and monographs of medicinal plants belonging to main families.
Liliopsida
Characters and monographs of medicinal plants belonging to main families.
Herbarium
How to prepare an herbarium. Collection, drying and mounting samples.

Recommended Bibliography

-E. Maugini, L. Maleci Bini, M. Mariotti Lippi “Botanica Farmaceutica”, Piccin Editor
-Bruni A., Biologia farmaceutica, Ed. Pearson
-F. Senatore “Biologia e Botanica Farmaceutica”, Piccin Editor
-M. Nicoletti “Botanica Farmaceutica”, EdiSes

Teaching Methods

Lezioni frontali
esercitazioni (facoltative)
escursioni (facoltative)

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

For final evaluation a written multiple choice test will be plan. 60 questions (30 of pharmacognosy and 30 of botany) with 5 answers each, only one is correct.
The test will be delivered on the e-learning platform with a link from the course page. The Respondus control software will be active. Evaluation: correct answers +0.5, no answer 0, wrong 0. The final mark will be expressed X/30 and published on the course's e-learning page. Within 3 days student can ask by mail to refuse. Minimal mark to pass the exam: 18.
Test and exam could be taken in english (foir foreign students)

Contacts/More Information

Additional classes upon request of groups of students on specific topics could be organized. Excursions and guided tours in natural environments and productive plan companies, could be proposed

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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