PHYTOTHERAPY

Vincenzo DE FEO PHYTOTHERAPY

0712100029
DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF6
HERBAL SCIENCE
2025/2026

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2020
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
648LESSONS
Objectives
THIS TEACHING IS AIMED AT OBTAINING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF VEGETAL DRUGS IN HUMAN DISEASES AND OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL WAYS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF HERBAL PREPARATIONS.
THE STUDENT, ON THE BASIS OF THE ACQUIRED SKILLS, WILL BE ABLE TO SUGGEST THE HERBAL DRUGS IN THERAPY AND TO EVALUATE AND ADDRESS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THEIR USE.
Prerequisites
ACQUISITION OF SPECIFIC TARGETS IN ANIMAL BIOLOGY, VEGETAL BIOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY, HUMAN ANATOMY, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY.
Contents
- HERBAL PREPARATIONS. HERBAL FORMULATIONS. ADMINISTRATION WAYS. 4 HOURS

PHYTOCOMPLEX. MAIN TOXICITY OF HERBAL PREPARATIONS. ADVERSE REACTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HERBAL PREPARATIONS AND HERBAL PREPARATIONS AND SYNTHETIC DRUGS. 4 HOURS
CLINICAL STUDIES, THE SCIENTIFC DOSSIER. 4 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. 4 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. 4 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. 2 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 4 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 3 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND METABOLIC SYSTEM 3 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND HEPATIC SYSTEM 4 HOURS

-H:ERBAL DRUGS AND UROGENITAL SYSTEM 2 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND SKIN SYSTEM 4 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS, INFLAMMATION AND PAIN. 4 HOURS

-HERBAL DRUGS AND STRESS. 2 HOURS
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING METHOD IS BASED ON LECTURES IN WHICH THE TOPICS OF THE SCHOOLING ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED WITH SLIDES PROJECTED AS GUIDE FOR THE STUDENT AND ON SEMINARS OF MONOGRAPHIC TOPICS.
BASED ON ACADEMIC REGULATIONS, THE ATTENDANCE TO THE COURSE OF PHYTOTHERAPY TO BE CONSIDERED MANDATORY, THE PROCEDURES FOR VERIFICATION OF THE FREQUENCY WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSONS.
Verification of learning
ATTENDANCE FEES WILL BE ASSESSED BY COMPARISON OF CLASSROOM PRESENCE WITH APPEAL OR UPON DELIVERY OF TASKS IN PROGRESS. DURING THE COURSE WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT LEAST AN ONGOING EVALUATION OF SELF-ASSESSMENT. THE FINAL EXAM WILL DURING ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES AND THE EVALUATION WILL BE IN THIRTY (MINIMAL SCORE 18/30).



Texts
IT IS RECOMMENDED THE USE OF FOLLOWING BOOKS:

-CAPASSO F., GRANDOLINI G., FITOFARMACIA. SPRINGER VERLAG ITALIA, MILANO, 1999.

-SCHULZ, HANSEL, TYLER, FITOTERAPIA RAZIONALE.
More Information

THE COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ITALIAN
THE ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY
LOCATION: DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
Lessons Timetable

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