LFU:online

Students will acquire basic knowledge of Chinese Medicine (pharmacotherapy) and the relevant pharmaceutical aspects of this therapy system, furthermore, the 100 most important Chinese medicinal drugs are discussed.

• historical overview
• sinological basics
• literature sources
• nomenclature of drugrs
• drug monographs
• common adulterants found on the markets
• introduction to Chinese medicine
• therapeutic strategies
• classification system of drugs
• discussion of the 100 most important drugs using herbal samples
• traditional processing (pàozhì), traditional and modern aspects of quality
• problems of pollution
• analytical questions

Lecture (computer-aided visualized presentation, online handouts)

Written (MC and open questions)

Will be discussed in the first lesson.

Subject to alteration.