Botany Lab BIPH 1110

Course description:

This course will provide students with the experimental expertise of basic morphological and microscopic observation and anatomical techniques for medicinal plants, including morphologic and microscopic characteristics of plant cells, plant tissues and plant organs, algae, fungi, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms, etc.

Course Aims:

  • Describe and presentation of morphological knowledge of medicinal plants.
  • Discuss the morphological properties of herbal tissues and their application in plant identification.
  • Explain the important families are highlighted, especially those that have yielded many, or very important, botanical drugs.

Course outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:  
  • Recall biological facts, terms, concepts and Principles as well as some biological techniques.
  • Explain the basic of microscopically characters of different plants as well as their taxonomical features;
  • Understanding of the importance of herbaria and the importance of Pharmacy herbarium.
  • Perform microscopic analysis of plant tissues and organs. Natives with reference to their Pharmaceutical importance.
  • Provide laboratory training for botanical knowledge of plant and fungal drugs, particularly those that have medicinal interest.