Herbalism

1 Class overview and expectations
2 Tabloid herbals – supermarket medicines Botany of medicinal and aromatic plants
3 Chemistry of essential oils and biochemistry of terpenes and phenylpropanoids and other aromatic compounds (part 1)
4 Chemistry of essential oils and biochemistry of terpenes and phenylpropanoids and other aromatic compounds (part 2)
5 From ancient to modern methods of distillation
6 Chemistry of alkaloids and pharmaceutical applications
7 Chemistry of polyphenols; their health properties including antioxidant activity
8 Chemistry of terpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes and their glycosides: biosynthesis, distribution, and bioactivities
9 Plants as ancient and modern medicines – malaria and quinine, digitalis steroids and the drug plants: cannabis, tobacco, cocoa, opium poppy, and others
10 Lab practicum and demonstration on EO distillation aroma sensing in NUANPP Lab
11 Exam I
12 African medicinals (part 1)
13 African medicinals (part 2)
14 African medicinals (part 3)
15 South American MAPs
16 Medicinal and aromatic plants of North America
17 Greenhouse tour: appreciating the genetic diversity of MAPs and growing medicinals and herbs
18 Asian medicinal and aromatic plants
19 Traditional Chinese medicine
20 Lecture and practice on aromas and flavors of traditional and herbal teas
21 Extraction and processing technologies for natural products
22 The legislative environment for medicinals and botanicals in the USA
23 The value chain and sustainability and ethical sourcing of natural products: from science to politics
24 Thanksgiving break (no class)
25 Medicinal and pharmaceutical fungi
26 Genetic diversity, biodiversity, and endangered medicinal and aromatic plants
27 Nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, and botanical standardization
28 Bioprospecting: searching for plants that cure disease and improve human health