Collection, Processing and Storage of Crude Drugs

Course Code:

PCG 7103

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

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Course Description & Objectives:

The course is to equip the students with the knowledge and skills needed in the collection, processing and storage of crude drugs.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, the student is expected to be able to:-

To identify, gather and sort materials for preparation of natural products;
To determine when, how and which parts of the natural products to be collected;
Process and appropriately store natural products to preserve their quality;
Optimize the yield of active constituents through cultivation of medicinal plants and application of tissue culture; and,
Assess the effects of faulty collection and storage on the chemical constituents.

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