Morphologic and anatomic analyses of medicinal herbs (lecture)
VO 1
1,5
Block
annually
German
In-depth knowledge for the identification and determination of quality of dried medicinal plants based on morphological, anatomical and micro-chemical characters.
Presentation and discussion of some 70 medicinal plants: quality issues, identity (tools for identification), purity, mix-ups, adulterations, storage, harvest conditions, processing, analyses and requirements of the current European Pharmacopoeia.
Lecture
Written exam
M. Wichtl, Teedrogen, 4. Aufl., Wiss. VerlagsGmbH Stuttgart 2002.
B. Hohmann, G. Rehrer, E. Stahl-Biskup, Mikroskopische Drogenmonographien.
Pharmaz. Biologie, Band 3, Wiss. VerlagsGmbH Stuttgart 2001.