Quality Assurance Unit Course Specification Assiut University Department of Faculty of Pharmacy Botany and medicinal plant Programme(s) on which the course is given: Bachelor of Pharmaceutical sciences (Clinical pharmacy). Major or Minor element of programmes: major Department offering the programme: Faculty of pharmacy. Department offering the course: Departments of pharmacognosy and botany. Academic year / Level: first level clinical pharmacy (semester ). Date of specification approval: 202/203. A-Basic Information: Title: Botany and medicinal plant. Code: PG0. Credit Hours: Lecture : 2 hrs/week Tutorial Practical: hr/week Total: 3 hrs/week B-Professional Information - Overall Aims of Course: This course includes botany, general pharmacognosy and knowledge about chemistry of secondary metabolites in plants. Medicinal botany is considered as a prerequisite course to pharmacognosy. These courses designed in order to help the student in the identification of natural drugs from plant kingdom as well as their proper collection, storage, marketing according to pharmacopoeias and methods of drug adulteration. The practical laboratory lessons designed to give the student practical skills in using microscope for drug identification
when it is present in its powdered form and how to deal with chemicals and glass wear. The course of botany aims to give knowledge about the characters of different plant groups, plant physiology, life cycle, nomenclature and classification of plant kingdom. 2- Intended Learning Outcomes of Course(ILOs) A- Knowledge and Understanding: At the end of this course the student will be able to: A- acquire the principles of pharmaceutical sciences in the field of pharmacognosy so can explain the importance of medicinal plants as well as the economic importance of some genera and describe the classification of fungi, algae, plants in addition to describe living and non- living cell contents. A5- mention cultivation, collection, drying, selection of genuine drugs, preparation of drugs for the market and methods of detecting adulterants also can describe chemical nature of different plant metabolites, methods of their identity and to get knowledge about their pharmacological activity. B- Intellectual Skills: At the end of this course the student should be able to: B0- compare between algae, fungi and plants also between different plant species and different plant tissues and plan for the best method of collecting, drying certain medicinal plants to prepare safe pharmaceutical product. c- Professional and Practical Skills: At the end of this course the student should be able to 2
- use the microscope in identification of any powdered drugs, cells, tissues and cell contents and detect any adulteration and carry preliminary identification tests of different chemical constituents of medicinal plants. C0- Use properly the pharmaceutical terms concerning medicinal plants d- General and Transferable Skills At the end of this course the student should be able to D2- Apply information technology skills, including word processing, database use, information retrieval through online searches, internet communication and using text books in the library for writing a report about herbal drugs. - Manage time effectively. D7- work effectively in a team 3- Contents: A-Lectures topics: Topics Lectures Plant taxonomy. 2 Thalophyta. 2 Tissues & plant physiology 2 Flower and inflorescence Pharmacognosy, crude drugs & medicinal 0.5 plants (definitions). Production of crude drugs; cultivation, 2 collection, drying, packing, storage and methods of adulteration and its detection. 3
Nomenclature of drugs. 0.5 Reserve food materials: Starches, inulin, dextrin, plant gums, mucilage, pectins Plant constituents: Alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, volatile oils, balsams. Powders of natural occurrence: Talc, diatoms, chalk, lycopodium, kamala Types of calcium oxalates (cell end product). B-Practical topics: Topics Practical/ tutorial Fungi. Algea. Plant taxonomy: 3 Fruit, Inflorescence, flowers Plant anatomy: tissues 2 Reserve food materials: Starches: potato, wheat, maize, rice 2 Plant constituents: Alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, volatile oils, balsams. 4
Powders of natural occurrence: Talc, diatoms, chalk, lycopodium, kamala Types of calcium oxalates (cell end product). Plant cells and tissues: Parenchyma, collenchyma, fibers Types of hairs: (glandular and nonglandular) 4- Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures using data show and computer, white board and markers. 4.2- Practical classes using microscope, laboratory glass wear and reagents to carry chemical tests. 4.3- A visit to pharmacognosy department museum. 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.- Practical examination to assess practical skills in identifying powdered drugs and characterize plant organs. 5.2- Written examination (mid term and final) to assess the understanding a knowledge skills gained at the end of teaching the courses (botany and pharmacognosy). 5
5.3- Oral examination to assess the students' skills in identification of crude drugs and to assess communication skills which is an essential need for dealing with the society after graduation. 6- Assessment Schedule Assessment Time Periodical written exam Week 9 th 2 Practical student note Evaluated periodically every week 3 Practical exam Week 5 th 4 Final written exam As decided by vice dean of student affairs 5 Oral exam Weighting of Assessments NO. Exam Mark % Written 50 50% 2 Mid-term 0 0% 3 Practical exam 25 25% 4 Oral exam 5 5% 5 Other type of assessment - - Total 00% Any formative only assessment 6- List of References 6.-Course Notes General botany (Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University). 6.2- Essential Books (Text Books) 6
- Evans, W.C. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy Saunders Elsevier, Edinburgh, London, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis, Sydney, Toronto, (6 th Ed., 2009) and (4 th Ed., 994). 2- Poter, C.L.."Taxonomy of Flowering Plants" Eurasia publishing house (PVT) LTD., India (969). 3- Parjapati, N.D., Purohit, S.S., Sharma, A.K., Kumar T. "Medicinal plants" Agrobios, India (200). 4- Lewis, W.H. and Elvin- Lewis, M.P.F. "Medicinal Botany"; (977). 5-Mahran, G.H.; "General Principle of Pharmacognosy" (967). 6.3-Recommended Books: Evans, W.C. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy Saunders Elsevier, Edinburgh, London, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis, Sydney, Toronto, (6 th Ed., 2009) and (4 th Ed., 994). 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites etc. Websites at the international network (internet). 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning. - microscope coupled with projector. - glass wear and chemical reagents to facilitate doing chemical tests by students themselves instead of demonstration to fulfill the required skills. Course Coordinator: Head of Department: Date: 7
University Assiut Course Title Botany and medicinal plant Faculty Pharmacy Course Code. PHG-208 Department Pharmacognosy Matrix of the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) of the Course Topic Plant taxonomy *Algae and fungi Thalophyta *Plant anatomy: tissues Tissues & plant physiology * Flower and inflorescence Flower and inflorescence * Flower and inflorescence General introduction Pharmacognosy, crude drugs & medicinal plants (definitions). Nomenclature of drugs. *starches: potato, wheat, maize, rice Production of crude drugs; cultivation, collection, drying, packing, storage and methods of adulteration and its detection. *starches: maize, rice *dusting powder: lycopodium, kamala, lupulin, talc, diatomite Week -2 3-4 5-6 7 8 9-0 K. and U. A A A A A A5 Int. S. B0 B0 B0 B0 - B0 Prof./Pract. S.,C0 G./Trans.S. 8
The Natural Products Reserved Food Materials Starches, inulin, dextrin, plant gums, mucilage, pectins -2 A, A5 B0 Powders of natural occurrence: Talc, diatoms, chalk, lycopodium, kamala Types of calcium oxalates (cell end product) *Types of calcium oxalates *Plant cells and tissues: Parenchyma, collenchyma, fibers * Types of hairs: (glandular and non- glandular) Plant constituents: Alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, volatile oils, balsams. 3-4 A5 - *Identification of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponin *General scheme and revision *Practical exam 5 A, A5 B0 K. and U. : Knowledge and Understanding; Int. S.: Intellectual Skills; Prof./Pract. S.: Professional and Practical Skills; G./Trans. S.: General and Transferable Skills * Practical lessons Course Coordinator : Head of Department : Date: / / 9