PHAR 234 1 Credit Hour
PHYTOCHEMISTRY PRACTICAL
This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year
Teachers responsible
Dr. J.A Sarkodie
Dr. E. Oppong Bekoe
Dr. Cindy Asare
Dr. Nana Ama Mireku-Gyimah
Availability
This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.
Course content
In this course, students will apply standard phytochemical tests to establish the chemical identity and evaluate the pharmaceutical potential of medicinal plant products.
Teaching
Three-hour lecture, twice a week.
Formative coursework
There will be a practical Interim Assessment, Lab Report and End of Semester Practical Exams.
Indicative reading
BUSIA, K. Fundamentals of Herbal Medicine Vol 1 and 2, Xlibris, 2016, ISBN: 978
1-5245-9284-4
WILLIAM CHARLES EVANS and DAPHNE EVANS Evans' Pharmacognosy, W B
Saunders, Philadelphia 2009, ISBN: 9780702029332
RAJPAL, V. Standardization of Botanicals: Testing and Extraction Methods of Medicinal
Herbs Vol 1, Eastern Publishers, New Delhi, India. 2002 ISBN: 8190018167, 9788190018166
SHAH B. Textbook of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Elsevier (Division of Reed
Elsevier India Pvt. Limited), 2009 ISBN: 8131222985
HARBORNE J. B. Phytochemical Methods: A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant
Analysis, Springer,1998 ISBN: 0412572605
EVANS, W.C., EVANS. D. AND TREASE, G.E. (2009) Trease and Evans’
Pharmacognosy, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia. ISBN: 9780702029332
Assessment and Grading
Lab Report |
15% |
Interim Assessment |
15% |
Final Practical Exam |
70% |
Grading Scale:
Letter grade |
Marks |
Grade point |
A |
80-100 |
4.0 |
B+ |
75-79 |
3.5 |
B |
70-74 |
3.0 |
C+ |
65-69 |
2.5 |
C |
60-64 |
2.0 |
D+ |
55-59 |
1.5 |
D |
50-54 |
1.0 |
E |
45-49 |
0.5 |
F |
0-44 |
0.0 |