Programma

Phytotherapy, Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology. Historical development of the use of medicinal plants from the ancient time to the modern age. Medical school in the ancient times. Natural pharmacy, medicinal plants. Drugs and Natural products.
(1 CFU)
Plants Biodiversity of pharmaceutical interest. Main families of medicinal interest and common pharmacological features. Study of the main plant species of medicinal and interest: botanical description, geographical distribution, part of the plant used, active principles of pharmaceutical interest, mechanism of action, pharmaceutical forms.
(2 CFU + LAB)
Products of primary and secondary metabolism. Role of secondary metabolites in plants. Compartmentation and accumulation. Secretion and secondary metabolism. Metabolism of secretion and secretory systems. The biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites. Mechanisms to produce substances of pharmaceutical interest. Endogenous and exogenous factors, which influences the production of active ingredients in plants of pharmaceutical interest.
(2 CFU)

Testi Adottati

Maugini E. Maleci Bini L. Maritti Lippi M. Botanica Farmaceutica Ed Piccin 2014 9° edizione

Modalità Frequenza

Obligatory frequency only for laboratory tests

Modalità Valutazione

The evaluation will be based on an written and an oral test.

Programma

The professor receives every day by appointment via e-mail: alessandra.cona@uniroma3.it

Modalità Frequenza

In presence (remote teaching for the categories of students authorized by the University)

Programma

Essential definitions (drug, medicine, spice, etc.), medical-pharmaceutical terms, history of pharmaceutical botany, ethnobotany, notes on taxonomy, importance in the pharmaceutical field of bacteria and cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Questions about some of these families:
Lauraceae (Laurales)
Ranunculaceae (Ranunculales)
Papaveraceae (Ranunculales)
Salicaceae (Malpighiales)
Euphorbiaceae (Malpighiales)
Erythroxylaceae (Malpighiales)
Fabaceae (Fabales)
Rosaceae (Rosales)
Moraceae (Rosales)
Cannabaceae (Rosales)
Fagaceae (Fagales)
Myrtaceae (Myrtales)
Rutaceae (Sapindales)
Malvaceae (Malvales)
Tiliaceae (now included in Malvaceae - Malvales)
Brassicaceae (Brassicales)
Theaceae (Ericales)
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Lamiales)
Scrophulariaceae (Lamiales)
Oleaceae (Lamiales)
Solanaceae (Solanales)
Gentianaceae (Gentianales)
Apocynaceae (Gentianales)
Rubiaceae (Gentianales)
Asteraceae (Asterales)
Apiaceae (Apiales)
Araliaceae (Apiales)
Valerianaceae (included in Caprifoliaceae - Dipsacales)
Liliaceae (Liliales)
Iridaceae (Asparagales)
Poaceae (Poales)
Zingiberaceae (Zingiberales)

Testi Adottati

Maugini, E., Maleci, L., & Mariotti, M. (2014). Botanica farmaceutica. IX edizione, Piccin

Modalità Frequenza

Optional

Modalità Valutazione

Written test of 30 questions (multiple choice and open-ended).