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CAM 314 Advanced Herbal Medicine and Pharmacognosy

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences22 topics

CAM 314 covers 22 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Advanced herbal medicine principles
  2. Pharmacognosy of medicinal plants
  3. Plant identification and classification
  4. Phytochemical constituents
  5. Extraction and formulation techniques
  6. Quality control and standardization
  7. Therapeutic applications of herbs
  8. Safety and toxicity of herbal medicines
  9. Herbal extract standardization
  10. Marker compounds selection
  11. Extraction variables and efficiency
  12. Stability testing of herbal preparations
  13. Microscopic pharmacognostic features
  14. Bioactive phytochemical classes
  15. Thin Layer Chromatography screening
  16. Modern analysis of active compounds
  17. Preparation of herbal extracts
  18. Herbal dosage form conversion
  19. Microbial load assessment
  20. NAFDAC herbal regulations
  21. WHO herbal standardization guidelines
  22. Good Manufacturing Practice for herbal products

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Advanced herbal medicine principles

Advanced herbal medicine principles focus on the systematic study of plant-derived drugs, covering their identification, extraction, standardisation, pharmacokinetics, safety, and quality control. Mastering these concepts is essential for the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams because they underpin the rational use of herbal medicines, ensuring efficacy and patient safety.

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