Minia University
Faculty of Pharmacy
Pharmacognosy Department
Course Specification 2019-2020
Pharmacognosy-2; PG 303
A- Basic Information
Programme(s) on which the course is given: Bachelor of Pharm D clinical Department responsible for offering the
course:
Pharmacognosy Department Department responsible for teaching the
course:
Pharmacognosy Department
Academic year: Level three 3rd Semester
Course title and code: Pharmaconosy-2 (PG 303)
Credit hours: Lecture: 2 hrs/week (24 hrs/semester)
Practical: 1 hr/week (12 hrs/semester) Total: 36 hrs/semester
Course Coordinator: Dr. Eman Zekry Attia
B- Professional Information 1 - Overall Aim of the Course
By the end of this course, the students should get information on morphological and microscopical features of medicinal roost, rhizomes, herbs, fruits and unorganized, along with their active constituents, uses side effects and contraindications.
2 - Competency- Based NARS
Domain 1: Fundamental knowledge
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1.1.Recognize morphological and microscopical features of medicinal roots, rhizomes, herbs, fruits and unorganized.
1.2. List active constituents, chemical tests and how to use the latter in identification of unorganized drugs certainly.
1.3. Mention the pharmacological actions, uses side effects and herbal drug interaction of certain medicinal plants & unorganized drugs.
Domain 2: Professional and ethical practice
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
2.1. Utilize the microscope professionally for examining different powder in crude drugs. .
2.2. Detect adulteration in some varied powdered botanical drugs of roots, rhizomes, herbs, fruits and unorganized origin..
2.3. Applied pharmacological knowledge to solve herbal drug related problems.
2.4. Differentiate between the medicinal plants & unorganized drugs from the morphological point of view.
2.5. Differentiate between different classes of active constituents chemically 2.6. Prepare research projects with suitable conclusions and recommendations.
Domain 3: Pharmaceutical care
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
3.1. Differentiate between correct and wrong data about medicinal plants.
3.2. Integrate the pharmacological properties of herbal drugs secondary
metabolites encompassing their therapeutic uses, dosage, adverse reactions and interaction.
Domain 4: Personal practice
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
4.1. Work effectively either independently or in team in a limited time frame.
4.2. Enhance leadership and decision-making skills.
4.3. Adopt critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
4.4. Demonstrate creativity, social tolerance and ethical commitment.
4.5. Improve language, self-expression skills and time management.
4.6. Use information technology skills and proper media for effective presentation.
4.7. Practice self-learning and self-evaluation for continuous improvement of professional knowledge and criticism.
4.8. Search for reliable information from different resources about medicinal plants.
3- Course Contents
Topics Total
No. of hours
Tutorial / Practical
Lecture
A- Lecture topics Medicinal herbs
Introduction of herbs, thyme, lobelia, vinca, ephedra, halfbar and lemon grass.
2
Thalophytae ( laminaria, cetraria and fucus, yeast, mashroom, ergot and fungi producing antibiotic .
2
Medicinal rhizomes
Introduction of rhizomes, rhubarb, ginger, galengal, curcuma,
2
Valeriana, hydrastis, podophylum, colchicum and garlic
2 Medicinal roots
Introduction of root (,Gentiana, Senega, Calumba
2 Liquorice , Jalap, Rauwolfia, Alkanna, Danelion
and Ginseng)
2 Medicinal fruits
(Introduction of umelliferous fruits
2
Topics Total No. of hours
Tutorial / Practical
Lecture
Fennel, Anise, Cumin, Dill, Coriander, Caraway , Ammi visnaga,
2 Non umbelliferous fruit
Black Pepper, star Anise, and Capsicum
2 Unorganized drugs
(Aloes, catechu, Agar, Gelatin, Gum Acacia,
2
Gum Tragacanth, resins, Cod-liver oil, 2
Waxes, Honey, royal jelly, musk and ambergris 2
B- Practical topics
Introduction of herb and thyme 1
Vinca, halfabar, lemon grass 1
Introduction of rhizome, ginger 1
Rhubarb, curcuma, and entire spots 1
Introduction of roots, Liquorice , Jalap, Rauwolfia, Alkanna, Danelion and Ginseng)
1 Jalap, Rauwolfia, Alkanna, Danelion
and Ginseng ( entire spots)
1
Introduction of umbelliferous fruit 1
Anise, cumin, dill 1
Coriander, caraway, ammi visnaga, 1
Capsicum 1
Entire spots (star anise, black pepper, ) Unorganized drugs (entire spots)
1
Revision 1
Total 36 12 24
4- Teaching and Learning Methods:
. 4.1- Lectures (tools: board, projector).
4.2- Practical sessions (reagents, glassware) 4.3- Written essays (library, internet).
4.4- Team working
5- Student Assessment Methods:
5.1- Written exam.
5.2- Practical exam.
5.3- Oral exam.
5.4- Periodical exams
Assessment Schedule
Assessment 1 Periodic exams Week 6
Assessment 2 Practical exam Week 13
Assessment 3 Oral exam Week 14/15
Assessment 4 Final written exam Week 14/15
Weighting of Assessments
Periodical examination 15 % Final-term Examination 50 % Oral Examination 10 % Practical Examination 25 % Other types of assessment %
Total 100 %
6- List of References
1- Course Notes: Printed PowerPoint Slides.
2- T.E. Wallis. Text book of Pharmacognosy, Harcourt Brace/Churchill Livingstone; 5th Revised edition, March 1967.
3- Betty P. Jackson, Derek W. Snowden. Powdered Vegetable Drugs. Harcourt Brace/Churchill Livingstone, November 1968.
4- Trease & Evans. Pharmacognosy. W.B. Saunders Company, January 24th 2002.
5- J. Long. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Group; 2nd edition, December 2004.
6- K. Peter. Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Woodhead Publishing, August 2012.
7- G. Walch. Biopharmaceuticals. Wiley ,2nd ed. 2003 8- Periodicals: J. of Phytochemistry, J. of Planta Medica 9- Web-sites: http://www.chemweb.com/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning
Modern libraries, audiovisual tools, chemicals, cooperative assistants, glassware and instruments
Course Coordinator: Dr. Eman Zekry Attia
Course members: Prof. Mostafa Ahmed & Fouad, Eman Zekry Attia
Head of Department: Date:
Dr./ Ashraf Nagib
مسق سلجم رضحم( ىف دامتعلاا مت خيراتب ) ( مقر ةسلج
Matrix I- Coverage of the course CBSs by different topics
Topics
Domain 1:
Fundamental knowledge
Domain 2:
Professional and ethical practice
Domain 3:
Pharma- ceutical
care
Domain 4:
Personal practice
1.1 1.2 1.
3
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.
6
3.1 3.2 4.1 4.
2 4.
3 4.
4 4.
5 4.
6 4.
7 4.
8
Medicinal herbs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Medicinal rhizomes
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Medicinal roots ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Medicinal fruits ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Unorganized drugs
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Matrix II- Coverage of the course CBSs by different learning methods
Teaching and Learning
Methods
Domain 1:
Fundamental knowledge
Domain 2:
Professional and ethical practice
Domain 3:
Pharma- ceutical
care
Domain 4:
Personal practice
1.1 1.2 1.
3
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.
6
3.1 3.2 4.1 4.
2 4.
3 4.
4 4.
5 4.
6 4.
7 4.
8
Lecture ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Practical ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Matrix III- Measuring the achievement of the course CBSs by different assessment method
Assessment Methods
Domain 1:
Fundamental knowledge
Domain 2:
Professional and ethical practice
Domain 3:
Pharma- ceutical
care
Domain 4:
Personal practice
1.1 1.2 1.
3
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.
6
3.1 3.2 4.1 4.
2 4.
3 4.
4 4.
5 4.
6 4.
7 4.
8
Written ● ● ● ● ● ●
Oral ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Practical ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Assignment ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
