PRODUCTION PROCESSING AND TYPE OF BOTANICALS

Course objectives

The course offers a view of medicinal plants and substances contained, and pharmaceutical products derived. The final goal is to study the Botanicals, the lines of production of the species of concern, their preparations, the quality control proofs, the transformation procedures.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Introduction, European and Italian legislation for medicinal plants, European and Italian bodies for the registration of herbal products, Review of notions of botany, Review of notions of secondary metabolism, Analysis of a production chain of medicinal plants, Agricultural production protocols, Production of essential oils, transformation processes, quality control, use of products of natural origin, examples of medicinal plants widespread in Italy.
Prerequisites
The student must have adequate knowledge of secondary metabolism of plants and pharmaceutical botany.
Books
Catizone P. et al. "Produzione ed impiego delle piante officinali", Pàtron Editore
Frequency
The course will be attended in the traditional way.
Exam mode
The exam will be oral.
Lesson mode
The course will be held in the traditional way.
  • Lesson code1052176
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseApplied Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • CurriculumINFORMAZIONE SCIENTIFICA SUL FARMACO
  • Year3rd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDBIO/15
  • CFU6